Introducing the Why

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25779939697566655002012-02-16T05:15:55.538-08:00Introducing the WhyBy: Jimmy PhillipsJimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-4703062879610907542009-11-03T20:36:00.000-08:002009-11-03T20:37:31.790-08:00Drive-thru Christianity

AN ALREADY FRENZIED ER JUST FLIPPED INTO OVERDRIVE. HAVING JUST celebrated her forty-sixth birthday two days earlier, Patricia Kane now lies motionless, attached to the racing, four-wheeled gurney. Cardiac caregivers, such as registered nurse Sarah Mills, treat heart attacks daily. The process calls her to stay cool, disconnected, professional. Almost robotic, she weaves the gurney through the

Jimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-85714240532848179132009-07-31T06:55:00.000-07:002009-07-31T07:35:35.620-07:00Life is like a New Softball Bat...

The other day, while at the batting cages, I had one of those "life-is-a-lot-like-softball moments."I grew up playing baseball, but as an old man, I've been relegated to softball. For the most part, the two games are quite similar--but there are a few differences.Most notably, the bats.Bigger ball, wider bat right? Not so. Baseball bats are short, with a barrel that widens toward the end.

Jimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-23532354454536208492009-07-30T13:03:00.000-07:002009-07-30T13:05:24.361-07:00Alternate Reality

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I LIVE A DOUBLE LIFE. TO YOU, FAITHFUL READERS OF the Adventist Review, I’m Jimmy Phillips, columnist. However, in my other (more 3-D) life, I’m Jimmy Phillips, marketing coordinator for San Joaquin Community Hospital. Rarely do the two cross over. Today, I’m making an exception. For me, a typical day is a bit of an oxymoron. However, whether for employees, general

Jimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-40483391449452747152009-06-10T21:51:00.000-07:002009-06-10T21:56:40.669-07:00Continuing the Conversation

WHEN A WRITER SUBMITS A PIECE FOR PUBLICATION, MOST OFTEN THE dialogue ends there. If, by happenstance, he’s blessed enough to receive reader feedback, rarely does the exchange pass that point. And that’s exactly the reason for this month’s column: I’m adding another link to the chain by responding to a few of the thoughtful letters generated by my recent cover story, “Like Water Between Our

Jimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-79229495337740062552009-03-30T20:59:00.000-07:002009-03-30T21:02:19.299-07:00Born Identity

THOUGH LIEUTENANT COLONEL MERVIN WILLETT GONIN HEATED HIS HANDS BY midnight’s crackling fire, the warmth was scarcely enough to counterbalance the horrors of death’s day. It was 1945. A leader in the British military, Lieutenant Gonin had been charged with liberating Bergen-Belsen, a Nazi concentration camp. When the order was handed down, Gonin reveled in the thought of rescuing those with one

Jimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-60905846953185206242009-03-16T20:40:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:45:45.566-07:00Like Water Between Our Fingers

This article was the cover story for the Feb. 19, 2009 issue of the Adventist Review.http://adventistreview.org/issue.php?issue=2009-1505&page=16Hi. I’m Jimmy. I’m a recent college grad with a new job, and I just moved 1,500 miles from everything I’ve ever known. I grew up a Seventh-day Adventist. I pinned felts in Sabbath school and recited memory verses on Thirteenth Sabbath. I worked at

Jimmy Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17719316844658807543noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577993969756665500.post-51055262523450606792009-03-16T20:31:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:39:40.883-07:00Snail Mail From Jail

This article appeared in the Jan. 22, 2009 issue of the Adventist Review.http://adventistreview.org/issue.php?issue=2009-1503&page=25IT’D BEEN A NO GOOD, REALLY BAD DAY. AS I LAZILY SLOGGED MY WAY through two weeks’ worth of mail—bills, coupons, bills, and, well, more bills—I saw little chance for a change in the weather. But stuck between the routine junk, a lone piece of mail caught my eye.

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