My Top Ten Insights From Being A Church Secretary
I originally wrote a version of this for the newsletter at the church I work at. I thought it might be fun to update it for a general audience. Although, not in any particular order, I will leave what I consider the most important insight I’ve learned as a church secretary for last. Working at a church has been the most rewarding employment I have ever had. The opportunities which arise to make “little differences” make it much more than just a “job” (it also helps there are no customers to yell at me). So now, allow me to share some insights I have learned as a church secretary.

Note: I wrote this for “prospective” parents. Those who are already parents know the following information and will probably just nod as they read.
When I turned 21 I thought, “Now I’m a grown-up!” Then I turned 30 and thought, “Ok, I’ve done a lot of stupid stuff since I turned 21, but now I’m a grown-up; I’m married with a child.” Then I turned 40 and thought, “Dear Lord, I am so screwed up. Please help me to grow up and be the person you want me to be.” Maybe this is why God used to let people live hundreds of years; growing up can take a long time for some of us! I look around and see we are all at different points in our growing up; in maturity of thinking, in our spiritual life and our relationship with God, in our ability to think of others first, not just ourselves, in controlling or delaying our impulses and wants, in controlling our anger, and on and on.
The following article by Frank Turek, Sweet Caroline: Where was God? (Thursday, December 24, 2009) is so moving and powerful we felt it should be a Just Pondering article, rather than just link to it on a single day. PWU are big fans of Frank Turek and hope this article may be of help to those who need it. May God bless and keep you.
