Holiness Reeducation

Next week is the National Day of Prayer, but should the church be excited or concerned about it? There is quite a bit of controversy over Franklin Graham’s dis-invitation from a National Day of Prayer event at the Pentagon. The National Day of Prayer is coming up next week and Graham had originally been invited […]

Hey, long time no blog. Sorry for maintaining radio silence there for a while, life has simply been crazy. This week promises more of the same, but I should be back on a regular schedule. The Most Christian Moment About 11 days ago I had the incredible privilege of being with one of my congregants […]

The Russian government froze all US adoptions of Russian children today, until an adoption agreement could be reached by the two countries. This move was precipitated by a Tennessee woman who put her 8 year old adopted Russian son on a plane for Russia with a one way ticket, a note, and no adult supervision. […]

What are the biggest obstacles in our churches to living missional lives? That is a question that is vital to any conversation about becoming a missional church. In Introducing the Missional Church by Roxburgh and Boren, they talk about elements of both Modernity and Post-Modernity that can keep us from being Missional. (For more on […]

It is another Monday, my face looks like I got beat up because of a nice case of poison ivy, my mind is still a little tired from Easter, and the world has almost too much going on for me to know what to comment on. So today I am going a bit differently and […]

Is it possible that the homosexual community understands something about marriage that the rest of us don’t, even in the church? I was left asking myself that question recently as I was reading about all the homosexual couples waiting in line to get married in the nations capital. The only time I ever hear about […]

Okay, I lied I didn’t read the whole Bible in 60 days, I actually only took 59 if I counted correctly. On Good Friday my journey through the whole of scripture was finished. I want to share some of the things I learned during the 60 days, especially the surprises. One of the most helpful […]

Easter Hangover. It is not something they teach you about in seminary. It is not something you find in any pastor’s manuals. But it is a reality you feel to the depths of your soul when you are a pastor. After a little bit of rest yesterday, a day running errands with the family, and […]

What’s so good about it? Our journey through the wilderness has finally led us to this day, Good Friday. But sitting here, considering the events that have led us to this place I have to ask, “What’s so good about it?” On the day when we come face to face with a cruelty and suffering […]