Tagged: Christmas

Whatever It Takes: A Love Story

Whatever It Takes: A Love Story

You’re looking at my friends Ryan and Morgan, and my friend-that-I-haven’t-yet-met, Charlie. Charlie is an orphan from central Africa. Scratch that. Was an orphan from central Africa. A few months ago, a court declared Charlie a Doherty....

DPAC: Serve’s Up

DPAC is back. Last year’s services at the Durham Performing Arts Center were a high-water mark for our church. We swung the doors wide open to our community, inviting them in for two days as...

Thursday Three For All

Thursday Three For All

Avoiding the Christmas Crowd Trap. (via @MarkLWaltz) A great reminder as we head towards Christmas at DPAC. Don’t just show up to serve. Engage.  We expect thousands of new people this Christmas season. People who haven’t...

Moses, ‘Mandments, & Toenail Polish

If you tuned in last week, you know that Advent has come to the Franks house. And even though we started off rough, we’ve persevered, stuck through, and endured more eye rolls and off-the-wall comments...

Putting a Dent in Advent

I’ll start this post with a couple of confessions: Confession #1: I stink at family devotions. Like, stink at ’em. Not “we could get better. Last year we only memorized Leviticus, this year we’re going for...

Christmas at DPAC is Back

Christmas at DPAC is Back

That’s right, boys and girls: Christmas is coming again this year. Even better, it’s coming back to Durham Performing Arts Center. More info is coming later on tickets, service times, and how you can volunteer...

Dancing with the Elephant: Define Your Win

In my role at the Summit, one of my hats is to help run point for some of our larger-scale events. Things like Church at the Ballpark, The Gospel Summit, and Christmas at DPAC fall...

Yep. A Christmas Post.

Yep. A Christmas Post.

Merry Christmas from the Franks family! The blog will return next week after a long winter’s nap.

Not-So-Silent Night

Not-So-Silent Night

As I type, we’re wrapping up day one of Christmas at DPAC, and getting prepared for two more services on Christmas Eve. It has been – in short – amazing. Freakishly amazing. Our First Impressions...

Flashback Friday: Sad Christmas Carols

Flashback Friday: Sad Christmas Carols

It’s Friday, kiddies, and that means you get recycled content. Hey, it’s better than coal in your stocking. Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go. Up on the housetop reindeer pause, and watch...

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