Get to the Point
I’m not a world-class public speaker, but I do know that one of the unbreakable rules is that you should get to the point. Get to it soon, repeat it often, and make sure your...
Category: Learning Curve
Topical Tuesday: Guestology Theology
We’re in the middle of 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...
Parents, We Need To Behave.
I’ve been thinking a lot about parenting lately, (a) because I are one, and (2) because it’s Very Hard Work. If you’re a parent, you know that to be true. These are people that you...
Defining Discipleship
Over the last couple of months I’ve been a part of a team from our denomination’s state convention that is attempting to launch a discipleship initiative for churches in North Carolina. Some of the conversations...
Granger Field Trip, pt. 2
If you missed part 1, you should catch up here to put today’s post in context. Go on. I’ll wait. Creative church types are always talking about thinking outside of the box. We don’t want...
Topical Tuesday: Raising Pansies
We’re in the middle of 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...
Granger Field Trip, pt. 1
It’s not a secret that pastors only work on Sundays. The rest of the week is spent honing my curling skills, or whatever it is that you imaging pastoral-type folk do on their Sabbath from...
Book Review: The Beautiful Fight
Gary Thomas is the kind of author that makes you wince and worship all at the same time. Wince – because he clearly identifies our rebellion against God as part of our fallen nature, and...
Topical Tuesday: Who Gets to Serve?
We’re in the middle of 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...
When Selling Loses its Soul
If you’re a long-time reader of the blog, you know that I put way more stock into Super Bowl commercials than I should. (Read last year’s rant here.) But this past Sunday I recognized something...
