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Commotion in the Pews

Thoughts and tirades that don't fit into any of my books. A collection of items of limited interest to anyone.

Tag Archives: anger

A Rather Large Bucket Of Lemonade

Commotion in the Pews Posted on February 26, 2019 by Joseph CourtemancheFebruary 25, 2019

I’m quite sure all of you have heard the expression “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” It’s trite, and usually just the opposite of what we do with the bitter taste of defeat, the acid of anger, or the … Continue reading →

Posted in law enforcement, Love, Sincere Stuff, Uncategorized | Tagged anger, assault on saint agnes, bitterness, clarence d. castile, joseph courtemanche, law enforcement, lemonade, lemons, nicholas of haiti, p.o.s.t., peacemaker, philando castile, saint paul police reserves

Some Thoughts On Charity

Commotion in the Pews Posted on January 7, 2019 by Joseph CourtemancheJanuary 6, 2019

Let me begin with an apology for no posts in over a week. To be frank, I was in “stumble-home” mode after the Santa season wrapped up. I finished out my year working an early shift to cover for a … Continue reading →

Posted in good neighbor meal, Uncategorized | Tagged anger, blessing, charity, commotion in the pews, damascus, God, good neighbor meal, greed, joseph courtemanche, lo debar, pharisee, turkey

Sometimes No Means They Love You

Commotion in the Pews Posted on August 20, 2018 by Joseph CourtemancheAugust 19, 2018

This blog has all sorts of friends. Some are readers, some are real world friends, and some are virtual friends I’ve made over the years. Some of these friends have demons. The kind of demons that hurt. Loneliness, disease, divorce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Uncategorized | Tagged addiction, anger, commotion in the pews, divorce, illness, joseph courtemanche, love, no, poverty, spiritually broken

When Your Customers Call And Are Already Mad, You Have A Problem.

Commotion in the Pews Posted on June 5, 2017 by Joseph CourtemancheJune 5, 2017

I have a friend who’s worked in customer service positions for many years, and he speaks with a bit of authority. Same goes for beer drinking, and barbecue, but today we’ll stick to being the poor sap who gets the … Continue reading →

Posted in extraordinarily sage advice and unwanted butting in, leadership, Uncategorized | Tagged anger, commotion in the pews, competition, customer service, joseph courtemanche, poor service, technical issues

The Point Is – Well, The Point Is To Be A Decent Human.

Commotion in the Pews Posted on December 20, 2016 by Joseph CourtemancheDecember 24, 2016

Because it wouldn’t be fair, I’m not going to name names or topics for the purposes of today’s blog. What I will say, and say it loudly, is that we’re all pretty reprehensible on occasion. Every one of us has … Continue reading →

Posted in extraordinarily sage advice and unwanted butting in, Love, Uncategorized | Tagged anger, commotion in the pews, facebook, hurt, joseph courtemanche, our group, political party, race, stupidity, the other, us
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