Church Growth

Five Questions about Confession

Confession is a lost art.  Blame?  Not so much. I find that there’s a link between how well I confess and how often I blame others and justify myself.  Avoiding confession allows me to think the fault lies with someone…

What Happened Christmas Eve

So we rolled with our Christmas Eve services and I think our Service Programming team (the sweet team that creates our services) did a great job straddling the tension between giving people what they want and delivering what people need. …

Tired of God?

Sometimes a verse just jumps off the page.  Had this happen to me this morning.  Check this out from Micah 6.3-5: “O my people, what have I done to you?      What have I done to make you tired of me?      Answer me!…

Why I Can't Stand Consumer Christianity

I like to make this blog about positive things, but once in a while I'll divert.  I think today is one of those days.  Revolutionary Love is stirring something in me.  I am so amazed to see hundreds of people…

How Much God? How Much Me?

It’s hard to know how to dance with God.  There are days when I think all I need to do is sit back and let God do all the work.  Interfering would just mess up what God wants to do. …

The Future Church

Had a call from a friend and colleague last night at home…a church leader who mentored me in my early years as a pastor and who provided all kinds of good counsel.  He’s probably 10-15 years my senior, and we…