So yesterday we made the announcement: next Sunday, October 30, we are worshipping by feeding. Huh?As part of our strategy of Radical Impact Projects, we will convert our Worship Center into a mass production line on Sunday morning to prepare and package over 150,000...
Colossians 3:1-12 is one of my favorite sections in all of Scripture:1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you...
We showed this to conclude Week One of Fashion Statement.Enjoy.And get baptized.
I've noticed some disturbing things about myself recently.Such as a growing frustration with people who are simply minding their own business on a Sunday morning.Such as an increasing impatience if I have to wait even an extra minute before going over "my part" of the...
Having spent part of the last weekend in Chapel Hill for Parents' Weekend, I found myself thinking of college fight songs.First, there was "Late Night With Roy," a UNC Basketball kickoff extravaganza complete with dancing, skits, Stuart Scott of ESPN, and, oh yeah, a...
This sad, strange, and very scary story happened within about 300 yards of our house. Check here.
Throw on a scarf here. Add some bling there. Don’t forget the shoes – they make the man, you know.We all make our own fashion statement. Some are more adept at it than others. We often pile on the accessories in hopes of elevating our outward appearance. It happens in...
It is quite possible to preach a sermon that appears to be from the bible ... but is not at all biblical.How do you do that? By taking interesting, provocative, preachable verses, yanking them out of their immediate surroundings in the text, and preaching them that...
Sometimes ministry is like running a marathon.Slow, plodding, relentless. These are the weeks in which a pastor can devote time to relationship building and long term planning. Last week was a marathon week for me.But then there are other times in which ministry is...
Early on, I didn't like John Mellancamp.First, there was the name. What was it? John Cougar? Johnny Cougar? John Cougar Mellancamp? Johnny Mellancamp? Mellan Johnnycamp? Why couldn't he just settle on one?Then, musically he seemed to me at first blush to be a poor...