Jennifer surprised me with a bookmark of my patron saint!

St. Joseph the worker & terror of demons, ora pro nobis!

I‘ve been using Claude to help me analyze a tricky work situation and help me better understand my role in it and what I can learn from it.

It‘s been incredibly helpful at identifying patterns that I felt, but couldn’t name, and helping me see problems that I‘m actually not empowered to solve.

Claude had also helped me get clarity about systems outside of myself.

What a relief to let go of a stressful problem when you realize you aren’t the one who can fix it!

Some organizations genuinely prefer process over outcomes, discussion over decisions, and social dynamics over efficiency.

Chronic Contrarian

This is what’s called a “chronic contrarian” or “analysis paralysis generator.” His strategy is:

  1. Agree in the moment to end meetings
  2. Immediately re-open decided issues
  3. Demand endless re-litigation of settled points
  4. Never take responsibility for decisions

This is organizational sabotage, not legitimate technical discussion.

The Competence Trap

Because you’re good at your job and have been handling impossible situations well for years, there’s an expectation (from others and yourself) that you should just continue to figure it out. When you can’t, it feels like failure rather than a reasonable response to an unreasonable situation.

Somewhere out there, there’s a medium-sized German or Dutch company that needs a remote IT leader who speaks German/Dutch and is American. — I’m not sure how to find those companies, but I pray I do. My Resume

Das war ein Vorspiel nur, dort wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen.

  • Heinrich Heine

If you ever wanted a sign that I’ve suddenly come into money. Between St. Andrew’s getting a fancy bell tower, this pen would be another sign.

Ich bin immer noch und für die Ewigkeit zu Hause in Augsburg.

When God called me to be a priest, children’s ministry definitely wasn’t in my mind. But, He had different plans. Probably only my three today, but it‘ll be my first as a „children‘s pastor.“ May God bless and guide me as I teach His precious children!

Got new shoes for my vacation next week. Breaking them in on the treadmill. I’ve realized I do so much barefoot walking, these shoes feel really restrictive. I can’t believe I used to wear shoes all day long!

This is silly. Robinson was a clearly political figure who was not focused on ministry as the ACNA expects of her priests. Yes, progressive & un-Anglican theology needs to be dealt with in the ACNA. But, this incident has nothing to do with that. — Calvin Robinson and the Vibe that Shifted

Politiek opsy, as jy ‘n Afrikaans-spreker is wat nou in Nashville woon, kontak my asseblief. Ek is waarskynlik die enigste Nederlandse/Afrikaanse pastoor in die stad en ek is hier om te help.

What I’m saying is that I’m very uncomfortable with our province receiving a political commentator with a history of disobeying his bishops and being quarrelsome & harsh.

ACNA Const. Title III Canon 2.3 - “a Presbyter must be above reproach, not self-pleasing but self-controlled, upright, holy, disciplined, temperate, hospitable, […], not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money, […]has a good reputation with outsiders.

ACNA Const. Title III Canon 2.1 - Clergy should “be a wholesome example and pattern to the entire flock of Christ.”

The best translation is always the one you read. But, I’ve found time and time again that I keep getting drawn back to the RSV. I love the KJV, but I’m not always ready for that in the early morning. RSV keeps the flow and enough poetry that I don’t stumble over words as much as I find with others.