Ok, ok, I know, I know…overdone title. Since September my church has been reading through the Old Testament. All of the messages on Sundays have followed that reading plan. I can’t tell you how many times people have told me that the reading doesn’t make sense to them. And I get it, a lot of…
When Worship Becomes Meeting Expectations
This weekend I am leading worship in both our 9am and 11am services. They are two different services. Some people call them “blended” and “modern” respectively…but I have ZERO clue what those words actually describe, so I’ll just call them different. Different feel, different songs, different volume…just different. My personal musical style and taste feels…
What Needs to Change in Christianity
Post One on the Decline of Christianity in America After yesterday’s post I found myself thinking about what needs to change. Not just in my little world, but around the world. I really don’t care what the polls say about how many Christians there are in America, but I do have a feeling that the…
Americans Are Losing Faith
Last week Newsweek published a cover story titled “The End of Christian America.” A pretty ominous title if you ask me. The article has already come up in several conversations I’ve had in person and online. The premise of the article surrounds polling information that says in 1990, 86% of Americans claimed to be Christians,…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Something about the Holy Week is so refreshing. It takes our focus off of church and onto Christ. Hope to see many of you today or tomorrow at Sunset. 4pm, 6:30pm on Saturday and 9 and 11am on Sunday. Blogs Dan Kimball on discovering and escaping liturgy. I think he is onto something there. The…
Broken
Good Friday. The best Friday. And the worst Friday. Christ’s body. Broken for you.