One Recap
One is done. I survived Swedish meatballs, a very thin mattress, and being the umpire in a kickball tourney. I made it through high wind, deep puddles, and seventh grade boys who smell like beef stew. ...
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One
This weekend, 143 of our students and leaders will be heading to Camp Willow Run for the annual fall retreat, with its uber-cool one-word title: ONE. For the first time in six years, I’m tagging...
…Chicken or the Egg?
I always hated the “which came first?” question. As a card-carrying elementary school legalist, I suspected that question was an underhanded attempt by liberal left-leaning communist God-haters to take our eyes off the biblical account...
A Safe Place for Non-Huggers
As the resident guest-services guy, one of my built in filters is watching for uncomfortable guest moments. Every church has them. Maybe it’s the Stick A Name Tag On The Guest But Nobody Else moment...
Just Four More Weeks…
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve pre-ordered a book, and I’d still have five fingers left over. (In case you’re wondering: no, I’m not a genetically altered six-fingered mutant.) Editor’s...
Starbucks Church?
This video appeared earlier this week in the comments section of Wednesday’s post. Special thanks to my friend Zack for tipping me off to it and the guys who produced it. Check out their new...
The Blogosphere, She is Crowded
My heart is filled with proverbial singing today as I officially introduce you to two new Summit blogs. These are no ordinary blogs. These are “campus blogs.” Yet even as the words are typed onto...
My Fellow Americans…
Anyone who reads this blog knows I have no problem using my spiritual gift of sarcasm to get the point across. I thought about using today’s bully pulpit as an opportunity to do some bi-partisan...
Holyween
It’s baaaa-aaaack. The day is here. You know the one: it’s the day that has caused friction in Christian circles for nigh unto forever. The day that stirs debate much like a wooo-hooo-ooo-witchy woman stirring up...
Story Behind the Stories: Fun Stuff
If you’re just tuning in, Sunday was a day for the history books at the Summit Church. We saw 140 people get baptized among our seven services. You can read more about that incredible event here,...
