Blog – Kurt W. Bubna

Is There a Dark Side to Social Media?

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 by KurtBubna

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Standing at Starbucks recently, I had a surreal moment, and it had nothing to do with my Grande Americano. I noticed something as I looked around the room; everyone (except the employees) was on a smartphone, a tablet, or a computer. Even the people sitting at a table with…

What Makes a Great Person, Great?

March 20, 2013August 7, 2018 by KurtBubna

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A Travel Guide for Life, Faith, and Relationships! Just about everybody wants to be great at something. Perhaps they want to be a great mom or dad, a great friend, a great skier or bingo player. There is something inside of us that longs for greatness. I…

Regenesis: “The act or process of renewal or rebirth.”

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by KurtBubna

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As a leader and pastor, there are some tough questions I face every day. Actually, they're more in my face than I’d like. What do you do when the "new normal" seems very abnormal? How do you move forward when you are awfully unsure who is moving with you? …

Blood Born – A Novel

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 by KurtBubna

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Below, is a very rough draft of the first two chapters of my very first attempt at writing a novel. The main character is introduced here as the 7th child of a Germanic tribesman. This is the beginning of his backstory. Eventually, after the death of his father, the orphaned…

5 Lessons Learned in the COVID Wilderness

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by KurtBubna

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Have you ever felt like you’re on the backside of the desert or in some twisted form of an apocalyptic wasteland? Do you feel a bit isolated and irritated in your struggle with the COVID dilemma? Of course, you’re pretty sure God hasn’t abandoned you or moved out of…

When Words Hurt (Worse than Sticks n’ Stones)

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by KurtBubna

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Sometimes I’m confused, and other times I’m upset and frustrated, but my most common feeling lately is sadness. Never in my lifetime have I experienced a global pandemic, a worldwide recession with unemployment equal to the Great Depression, and civil unrest simultaneously. (Oh, and just for fun, let’s throw…

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