Author: Danny

The Gospel Is Offensive. Nothing Else Should Be.

This is part one in the Five Plumb Lines series. Jump to the other posts at the bottom of the page.  The Gospel is offensive. Nothing else should be. Let’s face it: most of us...

Flashback Friday: Creating Space

Flashback Friday: Creating Space

Jumping in the Wayback Machine in 3…2… [O]ver the last two days I have read well over 500 pages of books, sat through nine hours of meetings and conversations, typed up 11 single-spaced pages of...

Thursday Three For All

Thursday Three For All

Baptism, Jesus video games, and grilled cheese? That’s why people keep coming back to the blog, folks: I’m not afraid to tackle the hard topics. Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: Must Baptism Precede...

Soaring With Eagles

Soaring With Eagles

Last week my in-laws were in town for a visit. And by “in-laws” I mean father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncle-Bubba-in-law, aunt-in-law, and RV-in-law. On previous trips the RV-in-law has set up shop in our backyard, running its...

Flashback Friday: Uncommon Communion

Flashback Friday: Uncommon Communion

Last weekend a friend reminded me of the following story. I say “friend,” but the reality is that friends don’t remind friends of dark and tragic times in their lives, and do so while laughing....

Thursday Three For All

Thursday Three For All

Thursday is the day where there’s no original content here on the blog. Well, unless you count this week, when I’ve been in a Gospel Summit induced coma and have done nothing productive up to...

Flashback Friday: Resources

Flashback Friday: Resources

We’re wrapping up a two day conference called The Gospel Summit. It has been an incredibly energizing experience to be with and learn from more than 300 pastors and ministry leaders from across the country....

Thursday Three For All

Thursday Three For All

If you’re a regular reader, you know that Thursdays are a day for kicking back and letting other people do the blogging. Below are three things I’ve been reading and watching this week, and you...

The Bus Is Coming

I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t have two dozen witnesses. I was at a lunch last weekend with my two oldest sons and a small army of friends from our First Impressions Team....

Flashback Friday: Engage Or Get Out

Flashback Friday: Engage Or Get Out

Yet another sub-standard customer service experience yesterday made me think of this post. What are your worst customer experiences? Comment below. Being a customer service hero doesn’t take any extraordinary skills, but it does take...