It's Like Herding Cats

There are a lot of people who can work hard for a while, care for a while, love for a while, give of themselves for a while. They leave b...

Well, we at New Hope sure had to be this weekend, as an electrical problem caused us to lose the use of our sanctuary's air condition...

We live in a military community, so it's easy to hear an echo of "Duty, Honor, Country" here. But I want to step away from tha...

I read In a book That a man called Christ Went about doing good. It is very disconcerting to me That I am so easily Sat...

There are times when I think, "maybe I am there - maybe I have it down." Just when I think I'm making progress in following Je...

Was just reading Group magazine and read this from Ned Erickson "Get to know Jesus well because the more you know Him, the more you wil...

... learning how to deal with failure is one of the most crucial skills any pastor needs to acquire. How do you acquire it? By failing. Now ...

I'm telling you,people are always picking on me. :) "The difference between school and life? In school, you are taught a lesson...

If you've been reading the last few weeks you're probably aware that I have been seriously questioning the current discipleship mode...

I've been discussing this with my friends on a pastor's online forum all week. Thought I'd toss it over here and get some feedba...

So... What's the best activity tied to church to help people grow to love Jesus and learn to live for Him? What's the minimum requir...

One of the management "tricks" I was taught years ago was "Management By Walking Around". The idea was if you got out of...

I'm typing this on a Mac today. It's the first blog post I've ever typed on this quirky device that was gifted to me by a friend...

On two occasions in the last week, I've found myself feeling as if I overran the base while teaching. Sunday night in men's group we...

Just thought I'd mention what books I have stacked on my desk right now. Since I'm working through the life of David on Sunday Morni...

Yesterday I spent some time in a rare posture for me - with headphones on. Bunny was watching a movie that I didn't want to see, and in ...

When I'm trying to unpack the call of Jesus on a person's life, I talk a lot about "the Journey" with Him. The idea is to ...

Well, it seems like that way. It's Holy week. Even people who don't think about church the rest of the year think of it during Holy ...

"What was church about today?" My friend Arnold Hendrix and I have had this conversation a number of times. How many messages can ...

"Do you think the way to tell the story of the Christian journey is to describe its trials and tribulations? It is not. It is to descri...