I'll get to this blog post...eventually

My mom used to call me “last minute Charlie” because of my propensity for waiting, waiting, waiting until the last minute to finish school projects (mom had a right to not only name me thusly, but to also do it with malice aforethought – how many term papers did she have to type for me on the night before they were due?  And yes, I wrote “type”.  We used a typewriter when I was in school, okay?  Because that’s how long ago it was.  And no, we did not have an abacus.)

I have not only made peace with my tendencies toward procrastination.  I have invited the bloke to live in my house, to share my meals, to become my closest companion.  None of this is to say that I like that part of me.  To the contrary, there are days when I wish I could exhibit Covey-like proactivity, break a project down into its component parts, and start knocking off the tasks between the relevant milestones, chunk by chunk.  I know my family would be happier with me.  My clients would be happier with me.  My church would doubtless be happier with me.

But I wonder, would God?

Is procrastination a sin, ipso facto?

Like many behavioural "ticks", doesn't procrastination's sinfulness sort of depend?

Can't Stand the Guy. Really.

Can I spare a moment to rant?

So I shared a plane ride home with a guy who was a stranger. We became friends because of common values and similar preferences, not to mention similarly disposed attitudes to those inferior to us. In other words, he is a recovering arrogant Pharisee as am I.

The main difference between him and I is that he’s a published author and I am…well, I am a semi-blogger. I would love to publish something. The trouble is that I do not have the voice this guy has. Can’t stand him now. Jerk. How dare he write a book and get it published at his age? Who does he think he is?

Oh, and did I mention that the book is actually good? Talk about salt in the wound.

OK, so let me sum it up: young guy working a real business career, published author of a book which is not only theologically sound, but also stylistically engaging. Isn’t there some imprecatory Psalm I can quote at him or something?

The book, incidentally and in all seriousness, is outstanding: 'Crave'. The author is the very young (to me) and very talented Chris Tomlinson. Look for the book at Amazon or wherever fine books are sold (as they say). And look for the author at www.cravesomethingmore.org.