Everyone has their non-negotiables when it comes to picking a church, or leaving a church. Some of you have even admitted that one of those non-negotiables is music and worship at a church. I can’t completely deny that having some non-negotiables is a bad idea, but I have to wonder… When did church become about…
The Numbers Game
I always wonder what the average person thinks about the number of hits, followers, friends, and subscribers people get on social networking sites and blogs. In many ways they are a legitimate form of recognizing those who have had “success” in various venues. In other ways they are just another way for us to be…
Sunday Rundown // 2.7.10
I woke up Wednesday morning with a pretty bad sore throat (a very rare thing for me). I didn’t feel bad so I hoped it was just a one day thing. Leading worship for middle schoolers Wednesday night I could tell I was starting to fight something. Fast forward to Sunday morning and I was…
Fortuitous Bouncing
After what has been a fairly miserable last few months weather-wise, we had a wonderful 60* day in Portland yesterday with lots of sunshine. The great part is that southern California was dealing with a nice day of rain. Not to rub it in, but hey we don’t get the chance to all that often.…
Tebow, Abortion, and The Super Bowl
For those you who haven’t heard, Tim Tebow is in a commercial being run by Focus on the Family during the Super Bowl. The ad is apparently Tim’s parents talking about the pregnancy complications they had with Tim and the difficulties they had with doctors encouraging an abortion. The ad is controversial because typically major…
The Big One
It might seem weird for me to write about sports only 2 days after posting about the negative aspects of Christianity and sports interacting. But, come on…The Super Bowl is in 4 days and we all need to declare where our loyalties lie. I’ll be honest…not much of me is happy to be watching this…