The End of an Era
Just in case you missed it, yesterday saw the close of a huge chapter of the Summit’s history. After feeding thousands of people, setting up hundreds of tables, and repeating the process dozens of months,...
Just in case you missed it, yesterday saw the close of a huge chapter of the Summit’s history. After feeding thousands of people, setting up hundreds of tables, and repeating the process dozens of months,...
I’ve mentioned here before that I’m a fan of Joseph Michelli’s podcast, The Starbucks Experience (he’s also the author of a best-selling book by the same title). On a recent episode, he talked about the...
Last week on the big TenneBama vaca, I went to one of the three restaurants in my hometown (And no, I’m not joking…there are three: a Mexican joint, a barbecue joint, and a place with...
…get the t-shirt! As a former student pastor, I am the proud owner of no fewer than 718 t-shirts. Each one has a proud history, from summer camps to mission trips to annual themes to...
From the mouth of my 12 year old: “Dad, when I grow up I’m going to be an NBA player.” [Thirty seconds later…] “I’ll have to be an NBA player because I’m going to need...
Last week the fam and I spent some time back in our hometowns in Tennessee and Alabama. Both Merriem and I grew up in towns of less than 8,000 people, so going home is a...
In a recent post I was probably a bit too harsh on some of the new social media. But in reality, I am amazed at what our e-mails and Twitters and interwebs will allow us...
As you know by now, this fall we’re adding a 12:30 service and a 10:45 overflow service to the Brier Creek AM Campus. With those additions come a huge need to beef up our First...
Confrontation has never been one of my strong suits. Merriem loves to tell the stories of our dating and early marriage days when I wouldn’t even speak up if a restaurant got my order wrong…...
In case you’ve ever wondered how things shake down in the Franks household, this picture should be worth 1,000 words: Just a few bullets worth of explanation: This was taken at 11:00 PM. No, it...