I Have A Question
Okay, so I don’t really have a question. For once, I’m not the hand-raised, kid-at-the-back-of-the-class, yelling “Ooh, pick me! Pick me!” Nope, this is a post about people who have questions. Scratch that. People who...
Category: Learning Curve
Topical Tuesday: Sister Wives, OT Style
We continue our spring series of Topical Tuesday posts, where you pick the topic (i.e., ask a question) and I ramble on and on until I think I’ve answered it. Or until you put your...
Repackaging Religion
I was totally blindsided on Sunday. Hoodwinked. Wool pulled over my eyes. Bamboozled. Shenanniganized. Editor’s Note: I don’t think that’s a word. Never mind. My two older sons and I were shopping at that fine...
Topical Tuesday: Christian Panhandling
Today we kick off our spring series of Topical Tuesday posts, where you pick the topic (i.e., ask a question) and I pontificate for paragraphs on end until I think I’ve answered it. Or until...
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
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...
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...
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: Books
It’s that time again, boys and girls. Time to gather around the warm screen of your laptop and tune in for the turn-of-the-year tradition known as the Connective Tissue Year End Review. What? You didn’t...
