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These boys are teaching me so much about pastoring. Who knew that would happen?
Gary Walter
Apr 20, 2018
A New Direction?
A New Direction?
We arrived in Oregon several months ago to begin a new adventure. I took a challenging job that I was warned to avoid — but nothing else…
Gary Walter
Dec 28, 2017
Pride
I just made my daughter’s bed. I’m not talking about sheets and blankets — but the actual making of a bed. She and her brother are sleeping…
Gary Walter
Jul 7, 2017
Re-calibrating
Re-calibrating
When I miss my turn and Google Maps yells at me? Nope — it re-calibrates. Does Google have more compassion for my mistakes than I do…
Gary Walter
Mar 11, 2017
Taken In Again
Taken In Again
What if it’s not about a better job, a nicer house, or a newer car? What if it’s not about being physically comfortable and preparing for…
Gary Walter
Mar 4, 2017
Disappointment
I watched my son as his request was denied. In the matter of microseconds, his face grew dark, his shoulders sank, he turned to hide his…
Gary Walter
Feb 18, 2017
Fighting for My Life
Fighting for My Life
What happens when the world you find yourself in, isn’t the world it should be? What does one do when the organizations they’ve aligned…
Gary Walter
Feb 8, 2017
A Big Hole
A Big Hole
“Since I gave up hope, I feel much better.”
Gary Walter
Dec 11, 2016
All in the game yo!
All in the game yo!
Somehow I have this sense that life is malleable. While certain laws of physics, society, and religion will give us a general framework…
Gary Walter
Dec 4, 2016
Dear 47 year old Me
Dear 47 year old Me
Dear Gary,
Gary Walter
Dec 3, 2016
Big Shoes to Fill
He looks at me with a longing in his soul. He craves my attention, affirmation, and affection. Anything to get me to look at him — usually…
Gary Walter
Jun 17, 2016
Friction vs. Traction
I thrive on new ideas. It’s one of my strengths. And I love to talk about ideas. Interestingly, I’m less concerned about those ideas being…
Gary Walter
Jun 2, 2016
Innovation and Risk
“You’re just too damn independent!”
Gary Walter
Mar 1, 2016
“All in the game yo, all in the game.”
“All in the game yo, all in the game.”
For some strange reason I’ve always believed everyone was motivated intrinsically. I’m not sure where this came from — my Dad’s work ethic…
Gary Walter
Jan 30, 2016
Interstellar Fatherhood
Interstellar Fatherhood
Is it ever OK for a father to put his family on hold for the sake of his career? Or, to put it another way, how do business trips, late…
Gary Walter
Jan 8, 2016
Contentedly Surviving Poverty
Contentedly Surviving Poverty
Last night I realized something significant. It’s fairly self-evident, but in the spirit of denial, I didn’t want to see it — or couldn’t…
Gary Walter
Dec 30, 2015
I Apologize
I Apologize
I happened to sit down at a table with Chuck. We were attending a celebration of life event for Bob Armstrong, a firefighter everyone…
Gary Walter
Dec 22, 2015
Sympathy for the Devil
Sympathy for the Devil
Here I am again, wondering why I’m being criticized and ostracized by the very people I seek to serve. What is it about vulnerable…
Gary Walter
Dec 19, 2015
What it Means…
What it Means…
Last week I wrote about a dream. In it, a little boy pushes me around, but I don’t react. However, being a systems-guy, who looks at cause…
Gary Walter
Dec 12, 2015
Petty Tyrants
Petty Tyrants
While standing next to an end-cap display of clearance items a young boy came up and stood beside me. On the table were toys — odds and…
Gary Walter
Dec 5, 2015
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