Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska is a big town that acts like a small town. It is in the middle of “small town America.” I’ve been there only a few times because my grandparents live there, but I remember thinking how it felt like a small town, but it was big (about a million people). Yesterday tragedy struck…

Church Politics: Afterthoughts

I have thought a lot about my three posts on church politics this past week. Even though my hardest experience with them happened over four years ago, it still feels very real even to today. I guess that is the problem everyone has with politics in church. Church needs to be more than a business…

My Top 10 of Christmas Music

Like I said yesterday, I’m not a big fan of Christmas music. Most of it I absolutely hate. However, there is some stuff that I do really enjoy listening to over the Christmas season. 1. Anything by Nat King Cole….he is my Christmas favorite especially “I Saw 3 Ships Come Sailing In,” always brings a…

Right or Left

It seems to me that the press is starting to catch on to this thing called the postmodern generation and the emerging church. I want you to see this great video by NBC News. I have at least 3 times as many friends who will vote for a democrat (likely Obama) and not a republican.…

Here We Go a Caroling

For those of you who know me, know that I am not very fond of Christmas music. December is easily the worst month ever when it comes to music in church. Most of the songs are either cheesy, too high, too complicated, and/or not very contemporary. I, however, do not mind listening to some Christmas…

God Tube .2

Tonight at Insight (Sunset’s High School group), we showed a video that I’ve heard many, many people talk about. This is a “buzz” of some sort created by God Tube because that is where the video is found. Now could this exist on You Tube and be highly successful….of course. But I don’t want to…