Whenever Rose and I get asked about how we started dating in college, she loves to take the opportunity to tell everyone about how she did not like me at all when she first got to know me. I was cocky and arrogant, and she picked up on the fact that I acted like I…
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The Entitlement Trap
My church is in the midst of a search for a teaching pastor after all the changes we’ve undergone in the last year. Luckily we’re working with a national search firm to help us in the difficult endeavor of finding someone who not only will be a good fit for Sunset, but will also lead…
God Shows Up in the Ordinary
Several years ago I visited a church on Pentecost Sunday. At the time, I didn’t even know Pentecost was something celebrated, nor did I realize this church, being an unaffiliated church, would put so much focus on it. Pentecost is typically celebrated on a Sunday 7 weeks after Easter, and in 2012 it will be…
Experiencing God
I’ve been in several conversations lately talking about whether or not we can truly “experience” God through worship or teaching or community. It’s quite common (I know I’ve done this plenty of times), when praying for an upcoming church gathering, to pray with hope that the people who come will be able to experience God.…
Making God In Your Own Image
Several weeks ago I was in a conversation that I found to be increasingly frustrating. The conversation was with someone I am very close to, but we do have our disagreements in politics and theology. My friend was objectifying groups of people to be this or that without having any experience with any specific people…