Flashback Friday: It Matters
Every Friday we dive into the Wayback Machine for a little trip down memory lane. If you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you. Not everybody is going to be on stage this weekend. Not...
Every Friday we dive into the Wayback Machine for a little trip down memory lane. If you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you. Not everybody is going to be on stage this weekend. Not...
Are we putting too much emphasis on the moment of conversion? (via @_MichaelKelley) Sobering stuff to think about. You, like me, probably know someone in your life who at one time or another had what seemed to...
My firstborn turns 18 today. Yep, you read that right. I had to go back and read that first sentence a few times, myself. I’ll never forget that brilliantly sunny day in a tiny...
Around these parts, we talk a lot about serving our guests as well as our members. And that’s a great concept, as long as people behave themselves. When they don’t complain about the parking, when...
Raleigh Boy Scout battling cancer receives high honor (via @WRAL) If you’re not a part of the Summit, you may not have had the opportunity to get to know the incredible Noah Spivey. Noah’s fierce faith...
Humanity has only wiped out one disease—smallpox. This is the second. And we’re doing it without meds. (via @22Words) This is simply fascinating. Right now, a mother in South Sudan is sipping from the bucket...
Yesterday we covered the six times in a weekend service that you should strategically plan to address your guests. But what about times when you should strategically plan not to talk to them? Any time you would...
Let’s start with the basics: we should aim to talk to our guests all the time. When they show up on the weekend, they are our honored guests (that’s why we call ’em guests, and...
Stephen is one of my favorite characters in all of scripture. He was one of the early servants of the early church, but it’s important to note that Stephen was a table waiter. He wasn’t...
In December I shared the story of Ryan, Morgan, and Charlie: two dear friends and their little boy who is stuck on the other side of the world. Today, Ryan will land back in RDU...