It's Like Herding Cats

Do just the opposite of what the world calls you to do. Dive deep into a community of people who call themselves a church. Expose your ...

" The light of the American church is flickering and nearly extinguished, having largely sold out to the kingdoms and values of this w...

A little over a week ago, Bunny and I adopted two Airedales from a rescue organization here in Florida. After the crushing loss of our Great...

"For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.” Jer 31:25 Yesterday marked our first week without our big furry friend, ...

Today's text was of an encounter between Jesus and a Gentile woman. The event puts the differences between Jews and Gentiles in stark te...

We're looking at revamping what we do in a number of areas, and one of those is the way we approach youth discipleship. I think we are a...

- Wow, that was a fast sermon! I knew that without all the heavy contextual work it would be shorter than the past few weeks, but it was mu...

"The church which effectively reaches people is willing to sacrifice its preferences for God’s passion." - David Wilson I'm go...

10 And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. 11 So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapo...

Yesterday I wrote about how even though we have seen God work in awesome ways this summer, that there are areas of "needs improvement...

The world's changes rush in and by us so fast. The "latest and greatest" comes in and falls out of fashion that you can easily...

The folks in the picture gathered in 1915. Wonder how many are still in that class? Seriously. Does anyone ever reach the point that Sunday ...

My friend who I've never met in person but have admired for years, Marty Duren, has written what for him is a very rare post about some...

Just finished reading Alex and Brett Harris' book "Do Hard Things - A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations", and I am s...

During the announcements, we were called to worship God as living sacrifices by three different groups within the church - the Child2Child ...

Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense? James 2:17 (MSG) Gotta love the way the Message cuts to the chas...

We were challenged today in ways I don't think have ever happened in the ten years I have been here. I put slides in the announcement pp...

You never know what a Sunday gathering is going to be like until you are in it. :) In this case though, I had a pretty good idea in one area...

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"Mookie", the child we sponsor through Compassion. There are days when the frantic nature of our life around here literally crush...