Comments on: Traditions vs. Values http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:16:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stacy Hausler http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162&cpage=1#comment-6757 Stacy Hausler Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:31:45 +0000 http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162#comment-6757 P.S. A slice of peach pie would go magnificently with my cup of coffee. P.S. A slice of peach pie would go magnificently with my cup of coffee.

]]> By: Stacy Hausler http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162&cpage=1#comment-6756 Stacy Hausler Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:30:45 +0000 http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162#comment-6756 This is a great post! I love fun family traditions as well as community traditions, but I think over time they can end up being more about the tradition itself than about the people whom the traditions were formed to serve. If a tradition begins to hinder the value of people and relationships, it is not a tradition worth keeping. I think for me what I received from your words above that I appreciated the most is to remember that we need to make sure that our values are firm and our traditions are flexible. This is a great post! I love fun family traditions as well as community traditions, but I think over time they can end up being more about the tradition itself than about the people whom the traditions were formed to serve. If a tradition begins to hinder the value of people and relationships, it is not a tradition worth keeping. I think for me what I received from your words above that I appreciated the most is to remember that we need to make sure that our values are firm and our traditions are flexible.

]]> By: Megan Whitney http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162&cpage=1#comment-6751 Megan Whitney Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:49:37 +0000 http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162#comment-6751 Great post! It seems that when we hold to tradition but not values we can become bitter people when our traditions do not go exactly as they always have in the past. This is a good reminder to hold tight to our values and enjoy our traditions, not the other way around. Oh, and I like your video clip :-) Great post! It seems that when we hold to tradition but not values we can become bitter people when our traditions do not go exactly as they always have in the past. This is a good reminder to hold tight to our values and enjoy our traditions, not the other way around. Oh, and I like your video clip :-)

]]> By: Deborah http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162&cpage=1#comment-6749 Deborah Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:10:26 +0000 http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=1162#comment-6749 Every time I see that machine in Starbucks, I wonder, "Did Tim have something to do with that?" : ) I know as a Starbucks partner back then, I appreciated the change....I don't think the quality was compromised (that machine can consistently pull a better shot than I can!), and it truly did give us more time to focus on customers (which was my favorite part of working the espresso bar). I think this post is a great follow up to your out-of-the-box series of posts. It's seems that often, we start a tradition that may very well have been linked to values, only to continue that tradition long after it still reflects the value. Traditions can be good - if they have purpose. It's also ok to let traditions fade. Start something new. Continue to look at values and let traditions be birthed out of that. Every time I see that machine in Starbucks, I wonder, “Did Tim have something to do with that?” : ) I know as a Starbucks partner back then, I appreciated the change….I don’t think the quality was compromised (that machine can consistently pull a better shot than I can!), and it truly did give us more time to focus on customers (which was my favorite part of working the espresso bar).

I think this post is a great follow up to your out-of-the-box series of posts. It’s seems that often, we start a tradition that may very well have been linked to values, only to continue that tradition long after it still reflects the value.

Traditions can be good – if they have purpose. It’s also ok to let traditions fade. Start something new. Continue to look at values and let traditions be birthed out of that.

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