Year: 2016

  • Quote of the Week: C.S. Lewis

      “He (Satan) always sends errors into the world in pairs – pairs of opposites. And he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking which is the worst. You see why, of course? He relies on your extra dislike of the one error to draw you gradually into the opposite one. But…

  • Five Questions We Should All Answer In Light Of #Dallas

    I’m not writing an opinion piece or a political article here. Nor is this is a religious message or an anti-religious one. These are simply five questions I’ve asked myself in the last 24 hours as I’ve sorted out how to respond to the violence taking place in our society. These are five questions that…

  • Pick Up The Phone

    What if I just picked up the phone and called you? I know (kind of) what everyone I’ve ever known is up to through Social Media, but my list of “people I haven’t seen in a while and need to hang out with soon” keeps growing. I’m busy. I started a Real Estate business with…

  • The Gospel According To Merle Haggard

      “It’s almost embarrassing to know that the Lord cares that much for me, but I’m going to shout it to the world.” -Merle Haggard, 2012 Like his late friend Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard had a questionable past and a complicated “present tense” throughout his career. As we learned from the lyrics of his famous song…

  • Quote of the Week: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

      “There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared, it is itself the great venture and can never be safe. Peace is the opposite of security. To demand guarantees is to want to protect oneself. Peace means giving oneself completely to God’s commandment, wanting no security, but…

  • Connections Ministry 5.5 Special Church-Wide Events

    This is the fifth of five chapters in a 25 part blog series titled: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy, published over a five week period. Everything I have posted here is the result of my own personal experiences, from serving on church staffs, volunteering as a lay leader, and being brought in as…

  • Connections Ministry 5.4 Pastoral Invitation

    This is the fifth of five chapters in a 25 part blog series titled: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy, published over a five week period. Everything I have posted here is the result of my own personal experiences, from serving on church staffs, volunteering as a lay leader, and being brought in as…

  • Connections Ministry 5.3 Offer Opportunities

    This is the fifth of five chapters in a 25 part blog series titled: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy, published over a five week period. Everything I have posted here is the result of my own personal experiences, from serving on church staffs, volunteering as a lay leader, and being brought in as…

  • Connections Ministry 5.2 A Visible Presence

    This is the fifth of five chapters in a 25 part blog series titled: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy, published over a five week period. Everything I have posted here is the result of my own personal experiences, from serving on church staffs, volunteering as a lay leader, and being brought in as…

  • Connections Ministry 5.1 Clear Next Steps

    This is the fifth of five chapters in a 25 part blog series titled: The Five Elements of a Fully Implemented Connections Strategy, published over a five week period. Everything I have posted here is the result of my own personal experiences, from serving on church staffs, volunteering as a lay leader, and being brought in as…