Sunday was a day of interesting conversations. (The following have been dramatically enhanced to protect the innocent.) Conversation #1 was about a ministry that is changing fast…too fast, in my friend’s opinion. Systems are breaking...
Today, the scales have tipped. Today, 2/3 of my children are teenagers. That’s right…the sulking, the mood swings, the slammed doors and screams of “I wish I’d never been BORN!” have begun. And that’s just...
I’m going to go ahead and apologize to Jon Acuff. You may have heard of Jon; he writes a small, struggling blog and matching book called Stuff Christians Like with enough readers to take on...
A few weeks ago the Franks crew made a stop at a Starbucks. I love Starbucks like fundamentalists love denim jumpers. They are all about customizing the experience for the customer and delivering the element...
It’s no secret that if my 12 year old had never been born, the humor content on this blog would drop by roughly 83.2%. His random observations about life prove that he is not like...
Last week the Franks crew got the heck out of Dodge for a little post-Easter relaxation. Our journey took us back to our hometowns in Tennessee and Alabama just to hang out with the...
Just in case you missed it in this weekend’s service or on one of the other 192 Summit blogs, here’s a video recap of Easter weekend…pretty dang awesome!
My 12 year old volunteers with a three year old class on Sundays. Last week they were working on some sort of art project, and he decided to go with a Believe theme. This is...
The Franks family has expanded…kind of. Nope, none of my kids have taken child brides (deep breath, Summit elders). But a few weeks ago, Christopher & Nicole welcomed baby Noah into the world. A few...
Last week I received the call that I knew would come someday: “Virginia’s gone.” Virginia had battled cancer for the last several years. Like everything else in life, she faced it with courage and an...
