Think my title is a little over the top? Check this out: “In a recent survey of 1,000 church attenders, respondents were asked, ‘Why does the church exist?’ According to 89 percent, the church’s purpose was ‘to take care of my family’s and my spiritual needs.’ Only 11 percent said the purpose of the church [...]

So you know how people say it rains all the time in Portland? Well, it hasn’t rained in over 3 weeks now. And in that time we’ve had about 2 cloudy days. It sure is rough living here in the summer. I’ll be writing my philosophy of management paper tonight. Thanks for your help earlier [...]

Last week I wrote about the idol of marriage (it’s still getting comments…). Essentially I’m concerned we’ve valued marriage so much in our churches that we’ve left single people to feel like second class citizens. I’ve had a new thought since then. I feel those of us who are married often place the relationship we [...]

Over the next week I have to write a 10 page paper on my philosophy of management for the intensive course I finished a few weeks back. I’ve had a hard time coming to some sort of conclusion in my head before I start the typing process. I asked my senior pastor yesterday what his [...]

I often get asked why I blog, why I tweet, and why I use Facebook. There are a lot of reasons. For one I find it enjoyable, a great way to connect, and a great way to pass information. But there is a much bigger reason. God has placed the church (universal and local) into [...]

After our weather the past 4 days, I’m very thankful to have air conditioning for the first time. It is a huge blessing when the temp is still 90* at 9pm. I’m scared of the electric bill though… I know the Twins are a great 2nd half team most years, but they’ve been hard to [...]