I get excited about every series we do.Some more than others, I must admit.unChristian is one of those.It's based on the provocative book of the same name. We'll spend the next several weeks taking a close look at the image problem that Christianity and Christians...
Not too long ago, Rolling Stone magazine had a cover story on the "100 Greatest Singers Of All Time." I won't get near to one hundred, but I thought I'd share some of my favorite voices of all time. And all these below are in addition to four of my favorite, those...
From the left, that's Heidi Starnes, the Chair of our Church Council, Don Ligon, the Vice Chair of the Council, Carol Hardison, the Executive Director of Crisis Assistance Ministries, Ron Dozier, our Pastor of Missions & Community Impact, and me.So why are we all...
Driving down South Tryon Street, some of you might have seen this banner high up on what used to be a Hollywood Video store.And now that space is our Corner Campus.We're going to be able to upfit it nicely, and transform an abandoned DVD rental unit into a sacred...
So Without Limit 2.0 comes to a close this Sunday.We'll look at healing.An expression of the Holy Spirit that has been abused, mis-used, hi-jacked for profit.An expression of the Holy Spirit that is a source of confidence and hope for scores of people.Two things at...
This one is a bit more uplifing than the last two days, even if it comes in a somber context . . .But it's this.People who are in grief want to talk about the person who has died. The want to speak the person's name. They want to share memories. They want to laugh...
I've learned something else in these almost-twenty-years.It's this.If someone shows up in your church and wraps themselves in a cloak of "spiritual maturity," be wary.In other words, if they are just a little too eager to speak of their own knowledge of Scripture,...
This July, I will begin my 20th year of full-time ministry.Over that time, I've learned many, many lessons. Some of them with great joy. Others with great pain.So I share one with you today. This one is especially for pastors and church leaders. It's this.Any time...
John Piper said it this way: "He (Jesus) said more about money than he did about heaven and hell because where your treasure is there will your heart be also. So why do we have money? Money is God's idea, what's it for? Here's the reason we have money: we have money...
We've had 2,000 car deodorizers.We've had 600 hot dogs and two sumo wrestlers.We've had video after video after video.And now we'll have celebration.It's our commitment time for Without Limit 2.0 and what it means for our Corner Campus.To get ready, read I Chronicles...