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too much of a good thing.
One challenge I’ve always come up against as a pastor – and just as a regular Christian – is how much blatant “sin” should I allow myself to be party …
missionary skills for the urban frontier.
This past week, I had the opportunity to hear Mark Reynolds from Redeemer City to City talk about the growing frontier of mission in North America – the urban context. …
felt needs and education.
Have you caught some of the commercials for some of these short-term educational institutions? They provide some really interesting commentary on what some people look for in education: “I want …
imagination + follow-through + space.
Two comments I got yesterday from first-time or very occasional visitors yesterday at our church got me thinking: “I don’t really do the church thing, but I like to come …
he who must not be named.
There’s two realities relating to Satan that have to do with everyday life at a front-lines church like ours: 1. We are, at any given moment, engaged in real, tangible, …
friends with benefits.
All churches are in communities, but not all churches love their communities. Many pastors live in communities/cities, but don’t necessarily love their community or city. Sadly, many of our churches …
the myth of infinite capacity.
Church people are good-intentioned folk, they really are. But we regularly convince ourselves of some stuff that just looks silly when you take an objective point of view. One of …
