Holiness Reeducation

Are you ready to make big changes in your life? Are you a pastor or a leader who is trying to change an organization? Are you simply trying to get over a hurdle you have never been able to make it over before? Well, Switch, a book by Dan and Chip Heath is a great [...]

Can the Roadhouse be not just a sweet Patrick Swayze movie but also a place of ministry? Last week I was meeting with a guy from my church who I am trying to disciple and build up as a leader. He told me a story that has had me smiling ever since. Down the street [...]

I put on my authentic Aboriginal costume to do some blogging this morning, I hope you won’t find it offensive. Olympic Thoughts For an Olympics that was supposed to be devoid of stars, this has been a thoroughly entertaining and exciting Olympics. My favorite storyline is that of Bode Miller. For as long as he [...]

Several people had asked for a look at our new church building at the lumber yard. Here is a video tour.

Is it possible that even within the church, where life change is literally our mission, that we know very little about motivating people to make difficult change? It is the pursuit of that question that led me to explore the fascinating and very insightful new book by Dan and Chip Heath called Switch. In their [...]

Get the pancake batter ready because tomorrow is Fat Tuesday! Then get a fire going in your fire pit to burn those palm branches for Ash Wednesday. But before pancakes and ashes it is Monday and that means it is time for some ramblings. Some Quick NBA Thoughts Great All- Star game in the Jerry [...]

So yesterday we began a conversation about the best Post-Apocalyptic Movies. Within this conversation came the confusion of genre and realization that many films we associate with the apocalypse really fit into multiple categories. First there are apocalypse films where the world is coming to an end. Then there are post apocalypse films that show [...]

Come on, you know you have been waiting for this post for years. Every time you see a commercial for Waterworld on VS or run into Mad Max on Spike TV you think to yourself, “What is the best post-apocalyptic movie of all time?” Well put those thoughts to good use and help us answer [...]

If Mardi Gras can start early then so can Lent. Big love to the city of New Orleans who are having the biggest and longest Mardi Gras ever after the Saints Super Bowl victory. Sometimes the part just needs to start early and go late. I have the same feeling about Lent this year. I [...]

As part of our visioning process, our church has worked on naming our core values. There are lots of values any church can name about what they believe to be important, but the point of the process is to find the values that best define the reality and the aspirations of our particular church. And [...]