Prioritization: Where Do You Fit In?
My birthday was Sunday and for the first time I decided to give myself a gift. Not merely a present but, rather, a gift that will last the whole year. I decided to give myself the gift of “ME” – me first (okay, me second – but only after Jesus). I can hear the gasps […]
5 Ways to Share the Gospel in a Crazy World
We live in a world that is torn apart by discord between nations, between political parties, between and within churches, within families… As a follower of Jesus, I look to find how God wants me to speak to and live in the world. I submit five ways for you to consider as you seek to […]
Advertising the Church
We live in a marketing-saturated world. The number of ads you see every single day is up in the thousands now (in the 1970s you would have seen about 500 a day … today it’s at about 5000 a day – CBS News). With that in mind, it’s no wonder the church is finding it […]
A Comforting Thought in the Mix of the Mess
Wow. I’m feeling like I’m living in a world of alternate realities. I watch CNN and I think the country is close to coming unraveled. I watch Fox News and I sense that all is right with the country. I watch BBC and I see a third reality. How did things become so crazy? If […]
Your Church’s Place in a Crazy Changing World
In my last post, I made a comment about being in a crazy world. But it’s more than just a crazy world. It’s a changing world, at the most fundamental level From the unprecedented election of Barack Obama, the first African American, to the unprecedented election of Donald Trump, the first non-politician, one can’t deny […]
It’s 2.5 Minutes to Midnight
We live in a crazy world. It seems everything has been turned upside down since the election of Donald Trump. Truthfully, I don’t know if this is good or bad. I guess we will have to wait and see. What I do know is I have come to distrust what I read or see on […]