Sorry I missed posting on Tuesday. I was catching up after a weekend away… My wife and I bought our first house 2 years ago. In the months leading up to closing, we were virtually addicted to HGTV’s plethora of design shows (Splash of Color and Divine Design in particular). There was always a moment … Continue reading
When push comes to shove, how do you react? When you are being threatened—your reputation, your status, your well-being—how do you respond? I confess that I fail soooooo often in this. My “significance” is far too easily threatened, and I react strongly if I feel like I haven’t been given a voice, or if an … Continue reading
I don’t type up sermon notes. In fact, I don’t type up anything—research, quotes, examples, etc. I handwrite it all, often with diagrams and visuals. After the teaching is done, it all goes away (well, most of it, occasionally I’ll retain the research somewhere). While I have a couple different reasons for hand-writing things (I … Continue reading
Note: My first ever iPad-only post, and I’m still learning… I’ll fix the links when I get back home… An atheist organization started this bus campaign in England. Frankly, I’m not too hung up on arguing or “evangelizing” them (how can you make “good news” good to those who don’t want to hear it?!?) For … Continue reading
Each week, as I climb the three stairs to our stage, I have potentially a whole host of problems going through my head; here are just twenty-one: Who is on the team this week? What’s the pastor speaking on? Who’s running sound? Who is running lights? What will the graphics look like? Did I remember to put … Continue reading
Special treat today… My friend, writer, and all around awesome person has agreed to write something on her spiritual growth. She has an amazing story of transformation and change, and I asked her to share a little of it. She normally blogs at Fueled By Diet Coke, but well, I have her today… “For the … Continue reading
All I knew is that I needed a break. Last week, I found myself desperately needing to hear from God. I didn’t know quite know what to do, so I drastically rearranged my schedule in order to try and put myself, as best I could, in a position to listen. About halfway through the day, … Continue reading
Not leaders… A Leader. I’ve been “thinking small” lately about “leadership development”: how can I invest more in smaller numbers of people? At staff meeting today, we were talking about leadership development. It prompted my thinking about some ways that I’ve engaged with to develop some emerging leaders in our community. Slow Down. I used to try and “microwave” leaders. … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but there is a constant tension in my life of faith between my efforts to grow, and the call to rest in God’s love, forgiveness, and grace (“unmerited favor”). Most of us would readily say that Jesus came to set us free from “rules” and works-based faith, but the reality … Continue reading
