by Kat Bair | Jun 28, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
I stood outside Jeni’s ice cream with an old friend and her two elementary-aged children earlier this week. We were at the ice cream shop 8 minutes before it opened and were chatting on the sidewalk. The younger of the two children looked at her mom and said, “What...
by Kat Bair | Jun 13, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
My dad was a self-taught deep sea fisherman. It all started with him bringing one of his fishing rods from the lake and just casting it in the surf while we were on a family vacation to the beach. After a few little catches, he wound up asking some other fishermen on...
by Kat Bair | Jun 6, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
During World War II, researchers from the Center for Naval Analyses conducted a study on the damage found on aircraft after they returned from missions. The thinking was that they could reinforce those areas that were taking the most hits and make the planes more...
by Kat Bair | Jun 1, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
This blog is about sausage rolls and an airplane painted to look like a salmon. I once worked at a church that accidentally stumbled into explosive growth with its contemporary service. The “service,” which was really more like a very one-sided Sunday school...
by Kat Bair | May 23, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
Last week, I wrote about the wonder of losing yourself in something every once in a while, and the beauty of being all-in. Sometimes. So I wanted to take a moment and talk about the other side of the coin, of how sometimes that total devotion even to the things of God...
by Kat Bair | May 16, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog, Uncategorized
Hello, my name is Kat Bair, I am 31 years old and I am a Swiftie – aka a fan of American musical icon, Taylor Swift. Being raised in Nashville in the 2000s meant that I, along with millions of other tween girls, spent my adolescence belting Teardrops on My...
