Gospel or Gimmick?
One of the plumblines for our First Impressions Team is that the gospel is offensive, but nothing else should be (follow the link for a more detailed explanation). That means we intentionally enter into each...
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Your Best Is Only As Good As Your Worst
Last night was a fun moment in the life of the Franks family, if you define “fun” as torture + horror x infinity. Jacob and Austin’s school was playing basketball against a school in Wake...
Marshmallow Grabbing and the Gospel
Yesterday I was rolling down the road and listening to NPR, because apparently I’m 62 and have an affection for endangered spotted owls. They were doing a feature story on the infamous “Marshmallow Test” conducted...
Flashback Friday: She Got It
I ran across this old post, and it brought back great memories not only of a Durham Performing Arts Center event nearly three years ago, but a reminder of how incredible the DPAC staff was...
Thursday Three For All
If Days Could Speak. Trevin Wax beautifully encapsulates the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The tears of those affected are unseen, because they never had the chance to cry. Their suffering is silent, captured only...
Meet ’em in the Middle
Last week Merriem and I celebrated our 20th anniversary. We capped the day by visiting a swanky steakhouse here in Durham (not because I’m lavish, but because somebody gave us a gift card). We’d been...
Taking The Guesswork Out Of Guest Services
Hey campers: I’m working on a new blog series that’ll debut soon, and I need your help. If you’re a small church, big church, or in-between church, chances are your guest services team needs tweaking....
Intelligence for Your Inauguration Day
While you’re waiting anxiously on those Inauguration Day parades (complete with the Joe Biden balloons, if we’re lucky), here are some useless Inauguration Day facts to make you smarter: George Washington’s second inaugural address was...
Pray for Noah
By now most of the Summit Church knows about Noah Bacon, one of our 16 year old covenant members who was in a serious accident yesterday. But even if you’re not a part of the...
Thursday Three For All
Practical Tips for How to Make More Time for Reading. I love me some books. But over the last year my intake has tanked. I’m hoping this‘ll get me back on track. If I’m honest, even...
