Confessions

Dealing with people has, I presume, always been a critical part of ministry. Indeed, Christ spent most of his life with people; often with old friends, correcting the religious elite, loving the lepers, and loving those he, perhaps, never really knew.
Confessions: today, he corrected the religious elite. Believe me, I’m not being pious. Stunned and [...]

The discipline of discipline

I had a conversation the other day with one of my closest friends out in California who is one of the most creative and innovative people I know.  Mike and I go way back and have always had that “two minds are greater than one” relationships.  Whenever we’d grab a cup of coffee, or breakfast [...]

Contemplating still waters

This weekend I spent some time at a lake out in Alabama. I logged a ton of hours on the see-doo, swam with some friends, fished a little, and also realized how pathetically wound up my mind is.
I am an early rise. Real early. And so for a couple of hours before [...]

One question…

I really need your feedback on this, so please comment. I’ve been asking several friends and some of the leadership of my church one simple question, and in a whole lot of words I’ve gotten some very similar responses.
The question: If one main thing were to change in the current American church that would [...]