I have a confession:  earlier in my ministerial career I treated any conversation about church mission statements with the dreaded eye roll. read more

Yesterday’s message … read more

Yesterday’s post included some thoughts on my bromance with Aaron Mansfield, pastor of Morehead UMC in Morehead, Kentucky. read more

Yes, you read that post title correctly. read more

Several years ago, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played an exhibition match called “The Battle Of The Surfaces” in which half the court was grass and the other half was clay. read more

Yesterday’s message … read more

Where do we find today’s biggest movers and shakers? read more

Bill Simmons, who is a Boston-bred, Ringer-based author and columnist, has written the definitive history of the NBA with his The Book Of Basketball. read more

In yesterday’s post, I had the nerve to ask whether a degree from Princeton University (or any other “elite” school for that matter) is more of a burden than a blessing. read more

That question looks and sounds absurd, does it not? read more