This morning I saw a headline that caused me to fire off two tweets about politics and the church which, depending on your angle, were inspiring or irritating. I wanted to take a moment and expound so that I may inspire or irritate you further….
Over the years, Kelsey and I have joined Lou and Therese Engle at large events across the nation – The National Mall in DC, Chargers Stadium in San Diego, a rodeo arena in Florida, a hockey rink in Alaska and points in between for large,…
The saying goes that nothing is certain but death and taxes. As believers, we find a way around death. Or more properly (and miraculously) a way through it. Jesus told us that if we lay down our life we would gain it. Sometimes that means…
Sometimes the Bible seems to be written for other people. And in one interpretation of it, that seems to be true. “By the ancients, for the ancients,” some might say. And yet we look to it for hope. And actually find it. So what do…
We all fight the clock. At the end of the day, we’re left with things we wanted to do that didn’t get done…and often, what didn’t get done was the most important thing of all – connecting with God. Last night I offered people an…
In the past ten years, there have been few two week periods go by without my having blogged. I can think of perhaps three. In each of those times, it was not for a lack of things going on but rather so many things going…
I like free. I always have. At this point (and I’m not sure how long) my recent book Jesus Killed My Church – Kindle Version – is free on Amazon. Free as in ‘pay nothing’. I don’t even get your email address. You take it…
I sat around a coffee table tonight with dear friends. With few exceptions, they were people with whom I have spent a decade ministering alongside. We have laughed, cried, prayed, preached and stared at spreadsheets together. And two of them are leaving. They’re not mad…
Yesterday I heard a commotion in the lower office of The Compound. Before you begin to imagine a vast corporate expanse, understand that my home office is about six by nine with huge bookshelves on 3 sides making it more like four by nine. The…
Yesterday I had a brief meeting with a ministry leader about some projects he is working on and how I might be able to help him. We spent the first ten minutes exchanging pleasantries, asking about one another’s families and that sort of thing….
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