Musings on Unity
Summit Church, you’re a strange bunch. Last night at our Annual Church Conference, you discussed a 4.8 million dollar budget, adding staff, buying two warehouses and a tract of land, and changing the by-laws. And...
Category: Learning Curve
Find Your Center
Robert Peary is widely credited as being the first explorer to reach the North Pole (no record exists of Santa disputing that claim, although I’m told that Peary is on the naughty list). During his...
Across the Miles
This one goes out to my small group peeps. As a guy who is 600 miles away from our closest family, I’m grateful for you. The Franks crew didn’t travel for Thanksgiving, but just the...
Entitled to be Grateful
It’s no secret that America is the land of entitlement. In our brief history, we have decided that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is more than just faded words on yellowing paper –...
Own Your Decision
A couple of weeks back I had a great conversation with Rick Langston, one of our Executive Pastors. Rick is my “Yoda,” not because he’s so wise, but because he’s kinda old and wrinkly and...
Lord of the Beans
Sometimes I underestimate my flock. If you’re not a Summit attendee, you may not know that I’m the Campus Pastor of our Brier Creek AM Campus. If you are a Summit attendee, you should know...
My Life As A Fry Cook
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had the way cool opportunity to volunteer at the ballpark where my kids play. The concession stand lady has been on vaca, so I’ve subbed a few nights...
Deconstructing Criticism: Ask For It
(This is the last in a five part series. Catch up on the rest of the posts below.) What’s the best way to get criticism? Ask for it. We ask for it every single week here...
Deconstructing Criticism: Giving It
(This is the 4th in a five part series. Catch up on the rest of the posts below.) Everyone’s a critic. Even you. Especially you. And yes, there are times when criticism is well-grounded, edifying,...
Deconstructing Criticism: Using It
(This is the 3rd in a five part series. Catch up on the rest of the posts below.) Do you know why I get criticized sometimes? Because I’m wrong. Sometimes I’m wrong in a really big...
