I’ve been with a lot of hurting people this week. Failed marriages, derailed relationships, deeply-entrenched sin, broken dreams, disturbing doctor’s reports, addictions that seemingly can’t be kicked. There’s one thing that serves as a common...
On Sunday we baptized 121 people at the Summit. It was a very, very cool day, but days like that always bring questions… Why did you do it that way? Is that even biblical? Seriously?...
Last Wednesday I watched in fascination as millions of Americans took to the streets to participate in “tea parties” – their official stamp of disapproval on paying taxes. I realized that if this pastor gig...
Today we wrap up 50 Word Week on the blog. The title and this paragraph don’t count. Fifty words begin…now. Here’s what I’ve learned at the end of 50 Word Week: You can crank out...
My goal for this Wednesday morning is to have three people (or people groups) incredibly mad at me, lining up at my office door with pitchforks, torches, and my effigy hanging from a cut-off tree...
The great thing about having a blog is that you can use it on Monday to clear up stuff you said on Sunday. If you were at our Brier Creek AM Campus yesterday, you know...
If you’re a praying kind of folk, you can pray for me on Saturday as I get together with seven engaged couples who are going through our Engaged Discovery Weekend. I’ll be speaking on...
Christianity was never meant to be lived alone. God gave the church to Christians as a gift so we could grow together in community. When we stumble, fellow Christians are there to catch us. When...
I had a great conversation with a friend and fellow staff member earlier this week. She reminded me that part of the job of a pastor is to reject the idea of promoting one ministry...
Yesterday on the commute to work, I heard a story on the radio about a German woman who got stuck in a roundabout, which is a transportation term that literally means, “Our city is too...
