Making the Connection

Being a new person many times, I have repeatedly had to connect to new groups of people. Sometimes it takes awhile to get adjusted, but it's easier when you can build one relationship right away to make the connection then go from there. Whether that relationship ends up lasting or not is quite irrelevant as long as it bridges that initial gap. It's a crucial part to getting adjusted, and I'm happy to know that I have blessed someone in that way. :)

Disclaimer 6-12-08

I do struggle.
(I just don't always feel comfortable sharing what about with 10 other people.)

(Monetary) Tipping

(Just in case you thought I was going to talk about cow tipping or any other kind of tipping that doesn't occur in a restaurant.)

Daniel Clark wrote an interesting note on Facebook about tipping. I enjoy reading these notes because they focus on scripture-based insights to life situations. And I just thought I'd give my 2 cents about the topic. I agree that as Christians we should be generous [Luke 3] and so, generous tippers. And, I don't belive that we should leave bad tips for bad service. But there is a difference between bad and poor service. Bad service deserves at least a fair tip. Poor service, however- being that the food was bad, the server wasn't smiling or pleasant, he/she didn't refill your drink fast enough, or take your order on time - is still worthy of a generous tip. Not extra generous, like I would for excellent service, but a generous tip from a generous person. I would not like to reward or enable bad behaviors with a generous tip (although some would disagree with even that), but I do not want to be known as an arrogant, non-generous Christian when service isn't perfect.