I hate the idea of becoming Mr. Pastor Answer Man. A guy approached me recently after I gave a sermon: “I’m struggling with what you shared. I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do now.” Inside I’m screaming, “It’s not my job to give you the answer.” But thankfully I’ve developed a filter that didn’t…
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When My Church Teaches Me About Worship
6 months ago a woman in her seventies at my church stopped me in the lobby at the end of the morning gatherings. She had tears in her eyes, as she usually does. My dad says people get softer as they get older. She’s a great example of that. “Tyler, I have to tell you.…
The Kind of Relevance That Actually Makes a Difference
Spend time in conversation with just about any Christian and the importance of relevance is bound to come up. Years ago I was at a church where relevance was one of the key areas of focus when it came to ministry. And before you start throwing stones at how awful that is, consider the other…
Yes, We’re Talking About Selfies
When the Oxford Dictionaries named “selfie” as the word of the year for 2013 they were not providing commentary as to whether it was a good or a bad thing for our culture. Instead, they presented the word as one that had grown in popularity to the point where its use was now ingrained in…
A Call to Complementarians
Some reflections for my complementarian brothers and sisters- Are complementarians doing enough to provide space for underprivileged people to have equal value within the church? That is the question I’ve had running in my head the past few weeks, following lots of discussion on the complementarian and feminist perspectives. If you’ve missed the discussions I…
What I’ve Been Working On
I’ve mentioned here several times the lack of time for writing available in my schedule since becoming a dad. Following writing a book and then becoming a dad, it’s been a constant battle of trying to find time and space to write, while also having a great reason not to. I had a great conversation…