It's Like Herding Cats

According to RandyFrazee, the average American family manages 35 separate relationships on a day-to-day basis—children, extended family, nei...

"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...

The Bible has nothing kind to say about religion. Religion doesn't understand the Gospel. Religion says, "If you obey, God will lov...

'The one passionate desire of my heart has been to lead my...

We're Better Together I've been blessed and I've been cursed. Both of those occurred with my Toshiba laptop. :) Life with my ...

God - Still Amazing It was the end of the day. I was wrapping things up and preparing to head down to the post office, to mail something I h...

It's been a full week. We've seen everything from a marriage ripped apart to a bachelor party and shower for two 80+ year old saints...

One of the inside jokes among people who preach is calling another's sermon a "Saturday Night Special." The idea is that you g...

Have you ever tried to change a habit? It's so hard. Last night Bunny and I hosted a small group focusing on communication in marriage. ...

One of the great tools the internet has brought to us is the RSS Feeder. With this tool, you can set up lists of blogs you'd like to rea...

I hear voices... 1 Children, do what your parents tell you. This is only right. 2 "Honor your father and mother" is the first com...

Outrageous! It was a great morning at New Hope last Sunday. We had a great time of worship and praise, experienced God working through His...

R :: Quote Library :: jordoncooper.com Take Christians. I am surrounded by Christians. They are generally speaking a pleasant and agreeabl...

Sunday was an awesome celebration of seeing 4 children baptized and another come forward to profess faith in Christ. We know that these litt...

"Can I Swim When It's Over?" was what one of the boys to be baptized today asked me right before we got in. "Ask your mot...

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. It's one of those quotes that makes you stop and read it again...

Working It Out Here at New Hope, I have the corner office with the big picture window every corporate "suit" dreams of. In front o...

When I sit back and look at the overall purpose of the church (that "make disciples, teaching them to obey... concept) and then walk th...

dandelion Originally uploaded by puddnheadwilson . Work with me here for a moment. The picture shows a dandelion. Yes, it's a w...