In Mark 6:45-52, Jesus met the disciples on the water and upset their world. They went from satisfied to terrified, and in their terror and amazement, their hearts were softened and the scaled were removed from their eyes.
Surviving Your Building Project
The common wisdom is that the tenure for most pastors following a building campaign is eighteen months. For that reason, I’ve waited to write this post until I had crested the eighteen-month mark. The story of our building process actually began in 2010. In the early parts of that year, we were growing rapidly and …
Pastors, Teach Theology to Your Church
Everyone is a theologian, but not everyone is a good theologian. Theology is the study of and understanding of God. Everyone has some thought or understanding about God, but not everyone has correct thoughts about God. Everyone is a theologian, but not everyone is a good theologian. As shepherds over God’s flock, pastors have the …
The Danger of Disbelief
Have you made peace with Christ? Herod heard the good news from John and was somewhat tormented by news of Jesus, but he never got over his pride. Have you made peace with Christ or are you just making excuses?
Book Review: The Case for Civility
In the current cultural and political milieu of our country, I’ve found myself drawn to several books related to our current cultural moment and to our response as Christians living in this climate. So far, Ben Sasse’s book, The Vanishing American Adult (which, apparently, I never wrote a review for) is my favorite and I believe …
Do All You Can
As Jesus sends out his disciples on their first missionary journey, he urges them to do all they can. In our own mission efforts, all we can do is all we can do, but we can’t be satisfied until we have done all we can do.
Why Does Sermon Prep Take So Long?
If any of you believe that God has put you on on the planet to keep me humble, just know that you have to compete with my children. Here are a few examples from the past: Yeah, but you’re not like a “real” doctor. Why is your tummy squishy? Daddy, why is your beard so …