Grace At The Altar
Earlier this morning I had the incredible privilege of officiating the wedding of my friends Mike Jobe & Kristen Sharpe. That’s right, a Friday morning, 11 AM wedding. Hey, there’s a first time for everything. I first...
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Happy Blogday
Drum roll, please… (No seriously, go ahead and rock one out on your desk. I’ll wait.) Today is the one year anniversary of the Connective Tissue blog. Or birthday. Or day of observance. Come on,...
He Had Me At “Pig Ears”
A few weeks back I asked you to submit your worst job stories: those experiences which you survived, but now make you uncomfortable to watch The Office because it hits a little too close to...
Greece Dispatch, Part 3
Whoever came up with the idiotic phrase, “The longest journey begins with a single step” obviously never tried to leave Greece. Many of you know that I was scheduled to preach at the Brier Creek...
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...
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...
