I’ve been thinking about the “Pastor Industrial Complex.” That is, the system devised in American evangelical Christianity whereby we send our young ministers off to seminary for training, then hire them on to church jobs in the same way that...
Kelly and I were driving home from church today, separately from the girls, and talking about how proud we are of them. They make me want to bust my buttons regularly. (No surprise to you weary of my brags on social media. Imagine what its going to be like when I have...
Is a worship service a stale event for you? It appears to be for many of the people I see in these events, and I think I might know why. My quiet time this morning brought me to Psalm 47 which commands “Clap your hands….shout to God with cries of...
I recently heard a well-crafted sermon well-delivered by a tag team of preachers on the topic of their church’s core values. One of those values was “team.” I know these men and the hearts that spawned their message. They are good men, really good...
“Success isn’t everything” some people will say. Or, they’ll say “Success isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.” But wait! The opposite of success is failure. So……in my simple mind, success IS everything! I believe you were...
