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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-26

Kevin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@mrcarxpert Awesome. I use your previous version of input mask quite a bit. Is there anyway to remove the mask on a field? #
@mrcarxpert That’s what I had guessed, but hadn’t tried it. Let me know when the new version is out, I definitely want to try it. Thanks! #

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-18

Kevin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

At work, going to try and fix some dsl. #
@joshrusso who you goin’ to see? #
@joshrusso cool, I hope you guys have a great time! #

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-17

Kevin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@jeremymoore It’s not about where you meet, it’s about the people you meet with…and you’re meeting with some very cool people, lol ;) #

Doing Things vs Leading People

Kevin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:17:10 +0000

Well, over at James‘ blog, he’s been spending the last few weeks talking about some of his own weaknesses. Not to be out-done (one of my weaknesses is being too competitive :P), I’ve decided to share something that’s been on my heart for a few days/weeks/months: I “do” things, when I should be “leading” people.

Don’t get me wrong, doing things is incredibly important. If there weren’t things to do, there would be no purpose in leading people. When I talk about leading vs doing, I don’t mean to say that leading is cooler, better, or more important. As a pastor at LifePoint, I just think that it’s something that God has called me to.

Logical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem solving. Those are the gifts that God has given me. To use a cool “pop culture” reference, if I were to say that my God-given abilities were a power from, say, the show Heroes, they’d be like Sylar’s. I have a knack for figuring out how stuff works. This is one of the things, I think, that makes me a natural computer programmer. I look at the problem, and eventually I find a solution. I can’t even really explain how I know that a piece of code will work. I’ve written lots of code before that I couldn’t even begin to explain, or even really understand. I look at the problem and the solution just starts to become clear, like one of those 90’s Magic Eye 3D images.

Again, there’s nothing wrong with being someone who “gets things done”. The problem is I don’t think that I’ve done a great job in transitioning from being a “doer” to being a “leader”. In fact, my first reaction when something needs to be done at LifePoint isn’t usually: how can I empower someone else to get this done so that the task is completed and they grow personally at the same time? I wish I could say it was, but it isn’t. Usually, my response is more like: How can I do this AND all the other stuff I need to get done. Just because an employee is amazing at their job, doesn’t mean that they will be good at managing other people to do their jobs.

At the end of the day, I have to learn to take the opportunities to learn from the leaders that God has put into my life and the experiences he allows me to have. I just want to be a good steward of what God has given me.

Shoulder-stuff update

Kevin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:54:00 +0000

Looks like I’ll be having surgery on my shoulder in December. I’m really excited about the prospect of fixing my shoulder, even it means having surgery to get it taken care of. Thanks to everyone who’s been praying for me, I appreciate it. Hopefully my blogging schedule will be back on track next week as I’ll be able to take off my sling and type with two hands! w00t.

Wha?

Kevin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:37:28 +0000

I’ve been taking a blogging break with my shoulder out of commission…but I couldn’t resist posting this.

(via darylstrickland.com)

Dislocation

Kevin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:57:23 +0000

A week ago today I dislocated my shoulder. It’s still giving me quite a bit of pain, and so I type this blog post with one hand. I hate typing with one hand. As I try to type out this sentence with just my right hand, I realize that I really don’t know where any letters on the keyboard are. Sure, I type nearly 80 words per minute (when I can use two hands), but my fingers are the ones who know where everything is, not me. Hopefully I’ll be able to type as the week progresses and be able to resume my normal blogging schedule. Ok, so maybe “resume” isn’t the right word. Maybe I should say “create” a blogging schedule.

It does look like it will need corrective surgery, so I wouldn’t reject any prayers on behalf of my broken shoulder.

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-31

Kevin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Dis-located my shoulder Tuesday…gotta love the ER…feeling better, lots of pain. #

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-28

Kevin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:59:59 +0000

At work, feelin sick, trying to make it to lunch #

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-27

Kevin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:59:59 +0000

At work, trying to to be sick. I blame it all on @jamielaws. #
Finished up our series called “Haunted” yesterday, it was awesome. I want to be haunted by the Holy Spirit. #
@garylamb Bob Dylan’s Hurricane? #
@StephenDMason Congrats, can’t wait to hear it :) #
@timastevens As a portable church there’s carrying and packing roles, but we’ve also had non-Christians in our band, etc. Too much to tweet. #