Holiness Reeducation

Work smarter, not harder, that is how the saying goes. It is the mantra of every organization that is undergoing a budget crunch or just seeking to be more productive. The effort is sufficient, we just aren’t utilizing it smartly. There is some significant truth that can be gleamed from this simple saying. When applied […]

From Nehemiah 6  One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you—by night they […]

“The more I consider Christianity, the more I found that while it has established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.” – G.K. Chesterton (Orthodoxy) I ran across that quote the other day while wrestling my way through JR Woodward’s book Creating […]

The good people at Water is Life came out with one of the most brilliant ads I have seen in a while. In the video Haitians read aloud tweets of First World problems. The irony and contrast are laid out so brilliantly as to cut straight to the bone. If you haven’t seen it, check […]

Do you remember the movie Mean Girls staring Lindsay Lohan (pre-rehab, endless court dates and lost touch with reality Lindsay)? In the movie Lohan moves to a new school and is befriended by a group of outsiders. They aren’t cool, they aren’t popular but they offer her real community. But then an evil group of […]

I didn’t realize the military had obese people to begin with!?! The US Military is in the midst of a slimming down its forces- literally and well I guess literally. Entering a state of less active military engagements means that the military needs less troops to deploy. This typically leads to pairing down the active […]

Several times in the last few days I have seen Facebook posts that ask this question: If _________ were an Olympic Sport I could with the gold medal. The point being, of course, that all of us have some talent or ability that we feel we could match against the best in the world. It […]

A really interesting story emerged in India over the past several days as over 600 million people there lost power. Critics are blaming the power outage on poor infrastructure and an over worked power grid. This incident has given more ammunition to those who claim that the government has not the necessary resources into the […]

I am convinced that the amount of energy and resources we are devoting to the modern small group movement is actually working against our efforts to make disciples. Let me explain. Yesterday I started this conversation looking at my own experience with small groups and some of the short comings that many of us experience […]

How has the American culture’s obsession with celebrity infiltrated the church? What temptations do we as pastor’s face in regards to being a celebrity. In Mike Breen’s new book, Multiplying Missional Leaders he offers this insight into celebrity and the North American church.         However, the problem with celebrity comes when we […]