Andy Stanley, in his book, Visioneering, writes that ‘the difference between filling bags with dirt and building a dike to save a town is found in vision.’ He goes on to say, “There’s nothing glamorous or fulfilling about filling bags… Continue reading

Everyday this week I’ve arrived at my office to find a small gift waiting with an encouraging note attached. They’re not expensive gifts. In fact yesterday’s gift was just a rubber band in a bag. On the bag was written,… Continue reading

There is the right way, the wrong way; and then there is – my way! I took the ‘my way’ route yesterday when one of our laser printers went on the blink and I decided that I could fix it… Continue reading

We love our labels! They allow us to stand out in the crowd, to create a unique identity, to be ‘me.’ This trait is even prominent in Christian circles. “I’m Pentecostal.” “I’m Charismatic.” “I’m Reformed.” “I’m Third Wave, mixed with… Continue reading

Justice Clarence Thomas has been all over the news in recent days as he promotes his book, My Grandfather’s Son. This man, born into poverty in Georgia, abandoned by his father, and sent to live with his grandfather, has little… Continue reading

As I write these words, I am shaking the cobwebs of sleep from my head. I’m finding it hard to think clearly, because I did not rest well. While chasing a soccer ball across the church’s parking lot yesterday, I… Continue reading

I fell onto the couch at 8:15 last night and said to my wife, “let’s run away!” [No, I did not really mean it!] The unrelenting responsibility that is part of life seemed overwhelming, at that moment of weariness. I… Continue reading

As a Christian committed to the Scripture’s revelation of Truth, I am a firm Believer in Creation. As an educated man of the 21st century, I know there are serious issues with fundamentalist interpretations of Genesis which require a belief… Continue reading

The man had a strange complaint. “I cannot decide. There are just too many choices!” He actually wished, (so he claimed) that his options in life were fewer, as he felt it would make things easier for him. Apparently he… Continue reading

Our church’s leadership team gathered at a mountaintop lodge in Pennsylvania with the stated goal of “making a good church, a great one for the glory of God!” Ambitious, isn’t it? In our time together the one thing I found… Continue reading