Re-thinking rethinking …
Rethinking church … Rethinking ministry … Rethinking mission … Rethinking theology … Rethinking service … … and so goes the list on topics church leaders are rethinking […]
01
Oct
2012
Blog Tag
Church
21
Sep
2012
Where is everyone?
It was the one night almost no one showed up at the church building. During my first ministry as an Associate Pastor with a Free Will Baptist […]
13
Sep
2012
A commandment from Jesus …
“Daft old woman” he cursed at the graveside, “squandering all that money on a stupid dog, instead of leaving it to her loved ones who could’ve used […]
07
Sep
2012
What’s left?
Have you ever met a successful “ideas man”? Some of them are quite remarkable. They think up fascinating businesses, organizations, programs, and projects and pass the ideas […]
04
Sep
2012
Don’t be afraid of the shore …
In the book, “Tuesdays With Morrie” by Mitch Albom, a story is told about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. […]
28
Aug
2012
“Mr. Chairman, I proudly cast all my votes for …”
I’m a bit of a political junkie, yet you will not often find political comments from me in my writing or social media posts. I prefer to […]
23
Aug
2012
Expectations from the pews …
The mother pounded loudly on her son’s bedroom door. “Get up! It’s Sunday morning, you have to go to church!” she shouted. But her son just rolled […]
13
Aug
2012
A wink and a nod to soft porn for women?
Is pornography bad for men and good for women? Is it “cool” for women to indulge in a little “soft porn”? Is “soft pornography” allowed for women […]
13
Aug
2012
The things siblings do …
One of my seven older sisters is only 10 months older than me. Because we were so close in age, we were close as kids. That’s not […]
22
Jul
2012
Ministry by budget …
Have you heard the joke about the two astronauts talking with each other, with one of them remarking how it was a little unnerving to think his […]