Greece Dispatch, Part 2
I feel compelled to begin this post with the following facts related to my most recent missionary journeys: June 2007: I spent ten days in Central Asia in a hotel with no working air conditioning. Our...
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Greece Dispatch, Part 1
So about this time last year, Pastor J.D. was invited to speak at a gathering of church planters from all over Europe. Being the kind soul he is (and willing to pick up on some...
Reasons I Hate Jet Lag
Yes, I promised that I would begin posting today about the great Greece adventure, and yes I know posts normally pop up by 7 AM, but I’m not feelin’ it, and here’s why… For most...
Greece Week Begins…Tomorrow
I’ve spent the last ten…no…eleven days getting to Athens, Greece, working with 600 church planters and a team from the Summit, and now I’m typing this on my phone while standing in line at Logan...
…Well, This Is Just Stupid
I saw this sign the other day and immediately realized that something was horribly, horribly wrong with our world: Who would need to borrow a penguin? And what would you use for collateral? Most...
My Brush With Death
A couple of weeks ago Merriem and I were on a hot date (translated: running errands to pick up stuff at Target). We were going to make a quick stop at the Hot Date Breakfast...
Yet Another Reason To Go To Church
From NYPost.com: A New York city teen came face-to-fang with a 3-foot boa constrictor Sunday that slithered uninvited into the youngster’s home — a jarring confrontation that had the whole family in a panic. “The...
Jon Minus Kate = Not Too L8
As you’ve heard by now, the tabloids’ latest earth-shattering news is the divorce of reality show stars Jon & Kate Gosselin. I’ve become a fan of their show mainly through my wife, who digs Kate’s...
Perhaps You Didn’t Hear Me…
The World Wide Interweb is a funny thing. Because it greatly reduces face-to-face interaction, it’s hard to tell if someone is happy or sad, being serious or sarcastic, mildly anxious or standing on the side...
…And Then There Were Four
Perhaps the most unsung heroes of the Summit are the Starting Point Table Hosts. This is a group of men and women who sit through the same process month after month, answer the same questions...
