Category: Learning Curve

1Another :: Be Hospitable

At the Summit, we’re currently going through the book of Acts of Sunday morning.  Our Cannonball series is walking us through the “why” of church life.  Because of that, I’m teaming up with the Small Groups Guy this week...

1Another :: Serve

At the Summit, we’re currently going through the book of Acts of Sunday morning.  Our Cannonball series is walking us through the “why” of church life.  Because of that, I’m teaming up with the Small Groups Guy over the...

1Another :: Be Devoted

At the Summit, we’re currently going through the book of Acts of Sunday morning.  Our Cannonball series is walking us through the “why” of church life.  Because of that, I’m teaming up with the Small...

2008 Wrap-Up: Danny’s Book Club

2008 Wrap-Up: Danny’s Book Club

I long for the day when I can Oprahfy the literary world.  I love to read, and I love to recommend my favorite reads to other people. Oh sure, some people read a lot more...

The Five Stages of Sermon Prep

The Five Stages of Sermon Prep

As we say in the preaching world, Sunday is in the can.   Okay, so I’ve really never heard anyone say that in the preaching world.  Heck, I don’t even have a travel visa to...

The Yo Yo Needs the String

On Sunday the Summit hosted Ed Stetzer as guest speaker in our services.  Ed is internationally recognized as the sultan of stats, the guru of growth, the pied piper of planting churches.  Whenever Ed speaks,...

Proverbial Hilarity

Proverbial Hilarity

My twelve year old and I were having a conversation a few weeks ago about his daily devotionals.  This is a habit he started a few months back, and this proud dad has been very...

Just Four More Weeks…

I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve pre-ordered a book, and I’d still have five fingers left over.  (In case you’re wondering: no, I’m not a genetically altered six-fingered mutant.) Editor’s...

Pastoral Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia

Pastoral Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia

We’ve all been there.  At some point in your life – likely sometime this past summer – you were stricken with a dreaded case of sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.  That’s right…brain freeze. Brain freeze happens when we...

I Don’t Need This in My Life

I Don’t Need This in My Life

If you were to ask my bride to think back to our dating and early marriage days and highlight a particular pet peeve, she can name it without thinking.  Actually, pet peeve is not the...

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