Church Reports

Our Annual Church Ministries Report is completed and filed.  My wife, Stacy, does a wonderful job with administrative duties while I work at my “second” job making money to live on.  She pays the bills, files reports, and submits the ACMR. “What is an Annual Church Ministries Report?”, you ask. It is the denomination’s way … Continue reading »

The Most Excellent Way

“Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.  And yet I will show you the most excellent way.” – 1 Corinthians 12:31 I have been involved in more spiritual discussions in my lifetime than I would care to count.  Most of those discussions are about the nature of God or the nature of church.  A great deal … Continue reading »

Medical Codes

I work at a place that uses medical billing codes often.  Most of these codes are generic, run-of-the-mill stuff.  But, every now and then, I strike gold. I was looking through a patients bills and came across this: E883.1 – Accidental fall into well This kind of blew my mind.  Not that the patient fell … Continue reading »

The Housekeeping Lady

I work in a large office building (when not at my church).  In our office building, there are not enough bathrooms to go around, but we make do.  Unfortunately, there is a common threat to anyone who has the urge to take care of some serious business. “Housekeeping!” That is correct.  Every day, no matter … Continue reading »

The Sixth Sense

Today I was working at my second job (I work as a pastor AND as a workers’ compensation analyst) at The Rawlings Company in Lagrange, KY.  One of my duties is to train the next generation of analysts and part of that training is allowing newbies to sit at my desk and watch me work. I … Continue reading »