by Jim Stitzel | Aug 16, 2005 | General
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” I used to read this verse to mean that you would get the things that you want because they are also the things that God wants you to have; ergo, “I’m close to God,...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 7, 2005 | General
A post by Joel inspired me to write this little bit today. I’ve been told in a number of my psychology classes that extroverts outnumber introverts significantly. I wouldn’t be too surprised by this. Our culture trains individuals to be extroverts in order...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 28, 2005 | General
In addition to running Open Dialogue, I’m also a moderator on another forum. Occasionally, my duties involve resolving various bits of unpleasantness, and today was just such a day. Ultimately, I ended up locking a thread due to some nasty flaming between a...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 27, 2005 | General
I’m a big fan of playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live. What I’m not so fond of, though, is other players talking trash, a.k.a. talking smack. When I was younger, I could talk trash with the best of them. My buddies and I would harass each other mercilessly, on the...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 18, 2005 | General
Something I love about our church is that they periodically incorporate dance into the worship services. Sometimes it is just one person on stage, sometimes a group, sometimes just an adult, sometimes children. I love seeing it because it shows that, in all things, we...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 14, 2005 | General
The place where I’m currently working is in the midst of some major transitions. The guy they’ve hired to effect the changes has placed a huge emphasis on improving the quality and quantity of communication within the organization. Since I’m a...
