Flashback Friday: Get to the Point
My kids’ school system could take a lesson in getting to the point. On snow days or snow-delayed days, we receive an automated 5 AM phone call to let us know the status closings or...
Category: Learning Curve
You Do What You Do
Think about the things that end up on your to do list every day: there are emails to answer, phone calls to return, a hundred little tasks that compete for your attention, and probably a...
Don’t Waste Your Day Job
The chances are good that there are a few pastors sitting down at their desk, sipping a cup of coffee, and spotting this post in their blog feed just before starting work. And that “work”...
Flashback Friday: One Man’s Trash…
…It was when I drove into my hometown that I remembered the twice a year trash amnesty week. For seven days in the spring and a matching seven in the fall, you can put...
Love What You Do…
My firstborn, Jacob, and I grabbed lunch at a local pizza place a few days ago. Without knowing it, we were walking in to dinner and a show: a window washer who was wowing everyone...
Good Friday? Great Friday.
This post seems to appear every couple of years here, and for good reason. Max Lucado reminds us that the cross isn’t just an event in history, but a life-changing event right now. As you...
Planning Is Not The Same As Dreaming
I spent the last few days in a guest services geek’s dreamland: I was fortunate enough to sit around a table with seventeen of the sharpest church hospitality minds in the country. We came from churches...
It’s Okay To Pass
As I type, I’m sitting in a local tire repair shop, getting my front driver’s side tire plugged. Or patched. Or replaced. They haven’t told me which one just yet, but I’m sure it’ll be...
Flashback Friday: Believing Forgetters
We can believe that Jesus is greater than any earthly competition for his affection. We can say that his glory should eclipse all others in our life. We can sing of our love for him,...
Introducing socialMEdia™ Small Groups
Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. April. First. April Fools Day. Thank you. And carry on. Every once in a while an announcement comes along...
