I’m playing at a memorial service this morning. Here’s to hoping that it isn’t an open casket. Those things creep me out. Blogs Great post by James MacDonald on churches wanting to “reach our culture” and what churches really end up doing after they say that. Ron Pai shared some good thoughts on the Christian…
The Bubble
You know what I mean by “the bubble” right? Isn’t it obvious? I’m talking about The Christian Bubble (it deserves the capitals because it is a legitimate place). Christians love their bubble. We call culture evil and we avoid it and the people a part of it. We want to reach unbelievers but we aren’t…
The One Man Ministry
There have been a number of posts within the past week on multi-site or video venue churches. Check out some posts with varying opinions and thoughts by Bob Hyatt, Brent Hodge, and Eugene Cho. There are a number of multiple site churches across the country, and the number continues to grow. I think it would…
Today's Sabbath
Call me crazy but I think the focus and idea of Sabbath is needed more today than it was even for first century Christians. I say this coming from a Western culture perspective, because that is all that I know. It has been so overly stated but yet remains true; people today are bombarded with…
The New Fundamentalism
Just about every week in seminary classes a professor says something that sticks with me for a while. A few weeks ago my prof had one of those statements that sticks in your mind for longer than a while. Here is what he said: “We’ve created a new fundamentalism: if you aren’t postmodern enough then…
Can I Be Honest With You?
I’ve been feeling somewhat weighed down the past week or so. It was announced recently that my church is going to be making cuts in the next month. A large amount of cuts. Close to about 7% of our budget, after cutting 12% this past July. I know this isn’t abnormal. Many churches are making…