Looks like the topic of “the importance of mentoring for the future of the church” won by one measly vote earlier this week. That is the topic I’ll roll with unless enough of you think I should do a vote-off between the top 2 topics. During the off-season I told pretty much everyone I knew [...]

I’ve been reading a book titled “Change the World” by Mike Slaughter. Like usual, rather than just writing a boring book review, I’d rather discuss one of the key points from the book. Early in the book Mike says this: “The church mastered slick marketing campaigns that scratched the itches of the ‘me generation.’ We [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you might remember the Sovereignty of God blog series that I helped host last summer. It was a great opportunity to hear from a lot of people much smarter than me on the subject of God’s sovereignty. I loved hearing all the different perspectives people had. [...]

Last week John Piper announced that he was taking a leave or sabbatical for the rest of the calender year (starting in May). Here is part of his statement on the reason behind his decision: I see several species of pride in my soul that, while they may not rise to the level of disqualifying [...]

I’m going to assume that most of you who read this blog spent some of your time this weekend to gather at a church to celebrate Easter. I’m sure a lot was said and a lot of great points were made. Believe it or not, almost everything that went on was thought out and prepared [...]

Easter is typically the time when we ring in spring, but not in Portland. At least not this year. Most of the week it has been windy, very wet, and in the low 40s. Not exactly the best outdoor weather. I’ve really enjoyed doing some social media stuff for The Mentoring Project. It has given [...]