Tuesday Conversation Truths
Ok, so I am sorry for not posting since last Tuesday. I was out of town dealing
with some family stuff. It has been a pretty rough week. However, I want to
thank all of my friends and family for their support for Rebekah and me. We
appreciate it and feel lucky to have such amazing people in our lives. Anyway,
I wanted to do a post based on a conversation I had this morning.
I am up at Panera (my second office) working on my sermon for Sunday at Sugarloaf,
and taking care of some other business for the church. I am in the "private room" and
over heard a phone conversation from the other guy in here. After he got off the phone,
he asked if his conversation was bothering me. I told him no and that I was impressed
with how he was handling his work situation. I found out he was a regional V.P. for an
IT consulting firm. Apparently his firm is big. I found out that a 700K job was one of his
SMALLER accounts!
Anyway, the reason I enjoyed the conversation is because he asked me what I do for
a living. I told him I am a minister. Normally this response ends a conversation. Or it
leads to a massive amount of confession. Or it leads to a superficial conversation. Not
this time. My response led to a very real conversation with him. He began to tell me
about his spiritual journey, his family, and his business practices. He is PCA, so we
started talking predestination vs. free-will, Jonathan Edwards, and all sorts of other stuff.
It was a real conversation and it was great.
with some family stuff. It has been a pretty rough week. However, I want to
thank all of my friends and family for their support for Rebekah and me. We
appreciate it and feel lucky to have such amazing people in our lives. Anyway,
I wanted to do a post based on a conversation I had this morning.
I am up at Panera (my second office) working on my sermon for Sunday at Sugarloaf,
and taking care of some other business for the church. I am in the "private room" and
over heard a phone conversation from the other guy in here. After he got off the phone,
he asked if his conversation was bothering me. I told him no and that I was impressed
with how he was handling his work situation. I found out he was a regional V.P. for an
IT consulting firm. Apparently his firm is big. I found out that a 700K job was one of his
SMALLER accounts!
Anyway, the reason I enjoyed the conversation is because he asked me what I do for
a living. I told him I am a minister. Normally this response ends a conversation. Or it
leads to a massive amount of confession. Or it leads to a superficial conversation. Not
this time. My response led to a very real conversation with him. He began to tell me
about his spiritual journey, his family, and his business practices. He is PCA, so we
started talking predestination vs. free-will, Jonathan Edwards, and all sorts of other stuff.
It was a real conversation and it was great.
I enjoyed a real conversation with a stranger. It is great to have a spur of the moment
connection with someone. When was the last time you had a real conversation with a
stranger? When was the last time you had a real conversation? Hope you have a great Tuesday.
Blessings!
Kim (Comment this)