All In
Merriem and I attended the wedding of our friends Nathan & Cheryl this weekend, much to my kids’ chagrin and my delight. My kids hate weddings. My second-born, Austin, also hates funerals. He said on Saturday,...
Category: Learning Curve
The Ministry of Interruption
I’m a schedule-keeper. My day is generally broken down into 15-minute segments, and all of those segments are generally spoken for by 8:30 AM. I might answer emails for 45 minutes in the morning (3...
The Gospel IS The Point
This weekend I officiated wedding #22. (Not to the same couple, thankfully, although that would be an interesting blog post. Zsa Zsa…call me.) Whenever I do a wedding, I really get a kick out of...
Book Review: The Butterfly Effect
Unless you’ve lived a very sheltered life, you’ve heard of the phenomenon known as The Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect happens when on one side of the world, a butterfly flaps his wings, which moves...
What the Megachurch Can Learn from the Rural Church
Today we’re participating in BlogSwap2010, which is a fancy sounding event name that I totally just made up. Today’s post is courtesy of Mike Waddey, the creator of Tennessee Rural Church blog and the former...
When the Church Mourns
The past few days have been a time of great sadness for the Summit Church family. Late Sunday night, we received word that Bob & Julie Henn’s son Nate was killed in the terrorist bombing...
I Know You’re Sorry, Now Apologize
Psst: Hey you. This is the 2nd part of a five part series. Start here. My Grandaddy Franks was the King of Snark before snark was cool. He’d tell his employees, “You can show up...
You Blew It
You did, didn’t you? You screwed up royally. You forgot to return that phone call. That leader’s surgery fell off your calendar. A guest’s questions were never answered after repeated attempts and multiple handoffs. You’re...
Topical Tuesday: Church Discipline
We continue a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this post. Today’s question...
Topical Tuesday: An Open Letter to Husbands
We continue a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this post. Today’s question...
