Choosing Life
Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, as well as the observation of what the evangelical church refers to as Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. For 19 years of ministry I’ve observed SOHL...
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Church of Crisco
It’s that time of year again, when college students come back and the 12th day of Christmas is officially over and Summit pastors get a dazed look in their eyes and start muttering near-unintelligible things...
Thursday Three For All
Last week we started T34A, a horribly-named new feature that hands over three links as freely as I’d hand over Peanut M&M’s. (ie, if I had 300 Peanut M&Ms, I’d freely hand over 3 of...
What’s Your Capacity?
Yesterday in our monthly staff meeting, we talked about burnout. Yes, burnout. For pastors. The guys who only work one day a week and whose idea of “a tough day at the office” involves dropping...
Thursday Three For All
It’s a new year (albeit our last year on the planet. Thanks a lot, you stinkin’ Mayans!), and with a new year comes a new experiment. I’m calling it the Thursday Three For All, because...
Context Matters
Around these parts, we talk a good bit about guest services within the church…how to make great impressions on those that walk through your doors for the first time. From time to time, I have...
Plan the Read, Read the Plan
If you’ve been scouring the innernets over the last few days, there’s a few common themes running a’through it: resolutions, year-end reviews, and Bible reading plans. This won’t be a post about resolutions, and I...
Year In Review: Books
I love me some books. While it’s true that I’ve loved me a brand new daughter this year more than I’ve loved me some books and therefore I’ve loved me a lot less books than...
Year In Review: Posts
It’s an annual tradition as familiar as a Christmas ham or a Labor Day taffy pull. (What? You never had a Labor Day taffy pull? Me either, but it sounds like a great tradition. Let’s...
You Make The Caption
E’rybody knows that the week between Christmas and New Years is no time to have deep thoughts on a blog. Nope, it’s the time to realize that we have eaten so much food that it’s...
