by chetcromer | Dec 19, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Western culture has things a little backwards right now. We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we’d be happy. We equate comfort with happiness. And now we’re so comfortable we’re miserable. There’s no struggle in our...
by chetcromer | Oct 25, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Your will be done, on earth, as it is in Heaven.” How often have we heard that line of the Lord’s Prayer and said, “Yes, God! YOUR will be done. Not mine.” And yet 10 minutes later we’re griping because we’re stuck in traffic...
by chetcromer | Oct 11, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
Last week I was able to get an advance copy of John Eldredge’s new book, Beautiful Outlaw. They’d of course love for me to write a review as the book comes out this week, and I am doing so… even though I haven’t finished the book yet. I...
by chetcromer | Sep 28, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
I went to my first conference with a group of REMC / Electric Co-Op’s from around the country last week. We were a “vendor” at the meeting so had the chance to set up a little table, meet some other vendors serving this industry, and talk to a wide...
by chetcromer | Sep 14, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
The past year has been quite a journey for me, and I expect that the trip is nowhere near over. As I read the book of Ecclesiastes recently, I was reminded again about how even the wisest man who ever lived had to walk a path full of “wrong turns” in order...