stevemayner.com

A funny thing happened this week. I discovered that some of the great people I work with found this blog... a site that I haven't posted to in a couple of years and frankly had forgotten about. You see, in 2009, my life took a very unexpected turn, and this blog started to gather cobwebs as I returned to the dog eat dog world of IT Consulting in Washington D.C. Things got very busy, and frankly I wasn't sure anyone would ever come to this site again. I guess I was wrong!

So, if you have allergies, you might want to take a step back away from the computer as I blow the dust off of stevemayner.com and contemplate the idea of posting my thoughts on life here once again.

A lot of people I work with were surprised to learn about this whole other person through this blog that is quite different from the one they see in the office. That in itself was a wake-up call for me. I do try to be sensitive to my role as a senior level manager in a secular company that employs people with a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, and religious beliefs. I have tried to conduct myself according to my beliefs in an environment that is not exactly conducive to doing so. I've tried to do everything for my company with excellence... Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." I've also done my best to "treat people in the same way that you want people to treat you." (Matthew 7:12) But the Bible doesn't stop there, and there is one key passage that this week's incident surrounding this blog reminded me of... it goes like this:

You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? It’s good for nothing except to be thrown away and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things you do and praise your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16)

Ouch.

So, I guess I'll start by bringing this blog back to life. Maybe something I write about here will open up conversations with the people who read it, at work or wherever... conversations about life, about our ups and downs, about faith, and about finding meaning to our journey. In my next post I'll share what's been happening over the last two plus years since I posted on this site. Hopefully that will answer some of the questions I know people have about how I went from pastoring and overseas missions to running a division for an IT company. I think it might also be good therapy for me... there are days I still ask myself that same question...

Life sure can take strange turns when you least expect it...