Browsing all articles by Benji Zimmerman.
The Stress of Being Cool
I always wanted to be the coolest kid on the block, but it never really played out that way for me. No matter how hard I tried I was never the coolest guy. Even if lots of people liked me and I was popular there were still others who were more liked and more popular. [...]
I’m Not Afraid
I will admit when I saw the line-up of songs we would be preforming at Central Christian Church over the weekend of August 21 & 22, 2010 I was a little shocked to see the song, Not Afraid by Eminem listed as the special solo song before the sermon. I saw the song, remembered the [...]
Don’t Push Send
There is a simple principle that is often overlooked when typing an email: Don’t push send until you have calmed down. You can’t take back the snarky or the sarcastic. It will take quite a few emails to clean up the mess you will make when you respond out of emotional frustration. Note to self: [...]
Entrapped
A while ago there was a phenomenal book that was released with the premise of addressing the idea that there are assassins out there, assassins intent on taking down our character. Our character is under constant attack by various causes and to live a healthy and whole life, we need to be aware of these [...]
Eliminating Sure
For the better part of my entire adult life I have responded to many questions with the snarky and sarcastic response of “sure”. “Sure I will do this for you honey,” or “sure I will finish your project at work.” Sure is the outward expression of inward bitterness. Sure is the worst forms of hate. [...]
Long Distance Encouragement
Everyone needs a pick-me-up from time to time. It always feels good to get an “thata-boy” from friend who you rarely see or maybe from someone you have never met. I love running. Honestly I never really got into it until after I graduated college, but since I really enjoy training and competing in races. [...]
Permission to Speak Freely by Anne Jackson
In 2009 Anne Jackson a popular blogger released her first book, Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic, with the intent of providing a how-to-guide to help church leaders, pastors and volunteers from becoming burnout with church work. Although I loved the book and wrote a rave review I felt as though Anne’s desire was [...]
Protein, Dreams, and Lazy Parenting
Parenting Alexis has become the greatest joy in my life. Now don’t get me wrong I love my wife and I love my job, but when I come home from a long day at work and my daughter looks up at me with her expressive eyes and smiles, it just melts my heart. I never [...]
Two months, no lets make it three or was it four?
Just like that three months flew by without a mere glance at this blog or was it four? . Subscriptions have dropped to a historic low and any amount of connection I was starting to make with any of the readers on this blog has long since been forgotten. I didn’t intend for it to [...]
Slowing Down
During the first week of Alexis life during some downtime that I wasn’t sleeping my wife and I watched the movie Old Dogs featuring Robin Williams and John Travolta. Although not their best comedic performances it was a cute movie that my wife and I enjoyed. Robin Williams plays a big time business agent who [...]
