Author: Danny

God of the Details

God of the Details

February 1994. I was a second year student pastor at a church in West Tennessee, and it was time for our Valentine’s Banquet. Now if you’re not familiar with student ministry in the 90’s, there...

Topical Tuesday Tip Off

Topical Tuesday Tip Off

It’s time once again, my peeps. Time to let you drive the content of ye olde blogge. Time for you to ask probing questions. Time to delve the depths of my vast theological knowledge. Editor’s...

Building Cool Points at Church

Building Cool Points at Church

I serve on the staff of a rapidly growing multi-site church. While that means that there are a lot of great things happening, it also means that we’re always trying to shuffle the decks to...

Twenty.

Twenty.

Today is an awesome day. It hasn’t been a great day. A sick kid, a busted van, a missed meeting, and appointments and emails that just won’t quit have made for a very hecticbusycrazyinsane morning...

North South Carolina

North South Carolina

Howdy Blogosphere. I’m back after a nearly two week hiatus. I… Editor: Hold on. You can’t just show up after two weeks and jump right in to content. Where have you been? You know, places....

Sermon After Party

Sermon After Party

On Sunday I preached to my favorite people in the world – the folks at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus. I displayed my awesome math skills (“$544,000 is dangerously close to well over a half...

Love on Display

Yesterday I experienced what can only be described as a holy moment. I had the opportunity to participate in a dedication service at a local hospital as two families met to complete a long-awaited open...

Long John Silver’s Goes Overboard

There are a few phrases that I never planned to say in my lifetime: “I’m sorry I ran over your kitten.” “How was I supposed to know that you can’t microwave gloves to warm them...

Discipline

I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. Oh, I used to be. I was going to eat better or exercise more or keep my side of the closet more organized or finally wrestle a...

Year End Review: Posts

Year End Review: Posts

We’re wrapping up a three-day series that’s looking back on 2010: the best search terms, the best books I’ve read, and today…my favorite blog posts. Being a writer is like being a dad. There are...