Tickets kept coming back wrong in a kitchen I worked years ago. We retrained the line, posted new checklists, had the manager stand over the window reading tickets out loud. Every fix worked for about three days.
Turns out the tickets were never the real problem.
A correction to my last post: the nearest LCMS congregations to the two Iowa churches that closed are about 20 miles away, not 30-60 like I originally wrote.
I’m glad to fix that in the open. But it doesn’t change what I think this closure actually cost because the people I was really writing about were never going to close that distance, whether it was 20 miles or 60.
No Distance A 1,100-Mile Night It was after 11pm on a Saturday night when my phone lit up. My daughter’s name on the screen. And her voice, the second she said it, I knew. Not from the words yet. From the sound underneath them. “Daddy, I need you.” She hasn’t called me Daddy in years….
We just finished the second round of voting for LCMS Synodical President, and the synod still doesn’t have an answer. According to the results posted at lcms.org, Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison received 46.3 percent. Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann received 46.0 percent. Three-tenths of one point apart. Merely 14 votes separating the two. We are now…
After five trips to the auto parts store to fix the front end of my 1986 truck, my wife asked me if this was going to be a money pit. The honest answer was: I’m not 100% sure, but these little things are what make the truck run like it should. None of the repairs…
I’ve put a lot of hours into this 1986 Dodge truck. Ball joints. Wheel bearings. Tie rods. Suspension. Power steering. New tires. Alignment. Air cleaner. All new vacuum hoses. Not all at once. That’s not how project trucks work. One thing surfaces. You fix it. Something else shows up. You fix that. Then there’s a…
Easter night. The tomb is empty.The women have seen it.The word is spreading. And the disciples? Nope. They’re not celebrating. They’re not organizing a movement.They’re not drafting a mission statement.They’re not running into the streets shouting, “He’s alive!” They are behind locked doors. That detail matters more than we usually let it. Because these aren’t strangers…
WE GOT HIM.Three words that cut through chaos. Somewhere deep in hostile territory, everything changed in a moment.A downed pilot. Isolated. Vulnerable. Waiting. Hoping. Praying someone was coming. Then the call came back over the radio: We got him. Mission accomplished.Target secured.Life saved. Those three words ripple outward.They hit a man first—you’re not alone anymore.Then…
You didn’t “lose motivation.” You lost the unrealistic fantasy that change would come quickly, cleanly, and without resistance. And when that fantasy died, you mistook it for failure. It’s mid-January. The glow of a new year is gone. The plans that felt exciting two weeks ago now feel heavy. The early wins are smaller than…
This post dives into the hard truth behind real growth physically, mentally, and emotionally. The rep you want to skip is the one that actually changes you. In this bold, push-you-past-your-limits article, we explore why discomfort is the key to transformation, how pushing through resistance builds true strength, and why avoiding the hard stuff keeps you stuck. Perfect for anyone looking to break their plateau, build mental toughness, and stop settling for comfort over progress.
