I’ve been blogging, I think, for about 3 weeks. I am sure that I have messed up more than once, but this week I really messed up. In many ways blogging is about conversation. Just two weeks ago I taught a workshop about how to have conversations with people that can really let the Holy [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Black Feathers Don’t Taste Good!
Posted in Blogging, Christianity, Life, Ministry, Religion, church on March 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Sticking to the Order
Posted in Christianity, Family, Life, Ministry, Religion, church on March 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was sitting outside on the porch with my family on Monday night. Monday night is one of two nights during every week that we are making sacred. They are family time. This is important for people – like me – who work as pastors. There are lots of evening meetings and the job does not lend itself to the [...]
Thankful for Easter
Posted in Christianity, Life, Ministry, Religion, church on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So I ended yesterday by letting you know that I’m thankful for Easter Sunday coming so soon. Here’s why . . .
We are sending out a bunch of direct-mailers to some of the newer subdivisions in our community inviting them to celebrate with us on Easter Sunday. More importantly, all GCF’ers got invitations this week [...]
It was Sunday Afternoon
Posted in Christianity, Life, Ministry, Religion, church on March 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It was Sunday afternoon when I wrote this. Worship was awesome this morning. And I had the chance to teach from my favorite passage in my favorite gospel: Luke 13.22-30. It is a terrific passage that hits at the core of what it means to be a Jesus follower. You can hear the sermon by [...]
2000 Years to Make it Boring
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on March 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“Christianity started out as something so exciting that it has taken the church 2000 years to finally make it boring.”
That’s another Perry Noble quote from last week’s Unleash Conference at Newspring Church and today is my last post of reflections on the conference. I’ll be taking a hiatius from the blog Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
If [...]
More than a Frog Busting his Butt!
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Politics, Religion, church on March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I changed jobs last fall I lost my group health insurance coverage and had to apply for independent policies. I was fortunate enough to be one of many Americans who could afford good policies for my two kids and a modest policy for myself. My wife is insured through her place of work.
Getting the [...]
Are 110 Small Groups Enough?
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More of what we learned at Newspring Church’s Unleash conference . . . One of the Newspring Staff members we met just inside of the door at the conference worked on the church’s staff in their small group area. She told us that they had about 110 small groups on-going.
I am a big fan of [...]
We’ll Leave the Light on For Ya!
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on March 20, 2007 | 9 Comments »
The old Motel 6 radio ads used to find spokeman Tom Burdette reminding the listener that at Motel 6 “we’ll leave the light on for ya!” Leaving the light on for the visitor was to be understood as a sign of southern hospitality.
Last week’s visit to Newspring Church found us immersed in good, old fashioned [...]
Too Big?
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, church on March 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last week’s Unleash conference at Newspring Church was amazing! For those of you who don’t know Newspring, you can catch a peak at their website, www.newspring.cc, but as with most websites, it simply does not reveal the whole picture of this awesome church!
Perry Noble, Newpsring’s Senior Pastor, is packed with energy and a passion for seeing [...]
A Question from Someone at Church, Pt. 5
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, church on March 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Question: Can you explain Christian sanctification in such a way that it can seem like a real possibility in the life of a believer? I highly recommend that you read the previous posts before reading this one.
I want to wrap up this week-long series of posts with some thoughts and scriptures that have [...]
