Holiness Reeducation

Yesterday word came out that the Philadelphia Eagles had resigned starting QB Michael Vick to a new 6 year $100 million contract. Aside from the standard staggering reality of how much we value athletes and pay them ridiculous amounts of money, this new contract is a firm validation of the complete redemption of Michael Vick […]

Today my ramblings take the form of YouTube videos that are indeed random, entertaining, mystifying or simply appropriate for the moments. So here you go, spend some time thinking about these. An Interesting Worship Experiement My buddy sent me this link. He entitled it The Worst Worship Ever. I won’t say that, but I do […]

The preseason is winding down, most people have had their drafts and everyone is getting ready for the kickoff of the season. Today I am looking at fantasy football players that scare me for one reason or another. These are players that have some sort of red flag for me going into the season. The […]

One of the conversations we were having at church the other day was about improving our coffee selection. Our people really enjoy our fellowship time and donuts and coffee are an intricate part of our worship gathering. But evidently the coffee has not been up to standards. It used to be that we had gourmet […]

Scot McKnight’s next project on the nature of the gospel is about to launch. Here is the promo video. The video is well done and through provoking without being intentionally antagonistic like the Love Wins promos. I would love to hear your thoughts.

No one would hire me to be their pastor without my wife, paintballs still leave welts, and we need to reset our God expectations, all  in this week’s ramblings.. My Wife is Awesome As Gretchen and I celebrate 13 years of marriage today I recognize how incredibly blessed we both are. After 13 years of […]

Today I am starting a new feature on the blog with a very specific audience: Fantasy Football. Each week I will look at the weekend ahead and talk about good vs. bad match ups. Since we are in the preseason, however, it seems like a good time to talk about who to draft and sleeper […]

The other day I caught this video of Bill Hybels, pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, addressing the decision of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to withdraw from the 2011 Global Leadership Summit. Schultz decided not to attend because of an online petition started by a group of homosexual right advocates. This group protested his attendance […]

In Christian Smith’s new book The Bible Made Impossible we encounter an in depth look at Evangelicalism’s foundational beliefs about the Bible and their implications. This is a challenging and important book for all of us who teach scripture, debate theology, and defend the authority of scripture to read and discuss. Last week I began […]

in a Lots going on in the world, some of it important, some of it bizarre, and some of it involving football, so let’s get it started…. Keep your friends close and your worship pastor closer In the kind of story that you just can’t make up, a pastor at, (wait as I set the […]