Daddy and Daughter Date

A couple weeks ago I went on a date with someone other than my wife… and she was cool with it! After all, I’m the first love for this “other girl,” so I didn’t want to let her down. Before you report me to the elders of our church, lemme explain.
My wife and I have [...]

Google Calendar Rocks

What you can do with this thing is awesome. If you don’t have Google Calendar and you use the computer regularly, you should really consider signing up. It’s an incredible tool.
Here are some really great tips on utilizing it: Rock Your Google Calendar in 18 Ways.

Crummy Church Signs

This is awesome. An entire site of nothing but Crummy Church Signs. I swear I’ve been thinking for a long time that someone needed to do something like this. I’m so glad someone has. Now we can all enjoy. Have I mentioned lately that I love the interweb? (A term I like, despite that hackers [...]

The Role of the Senior Minister

Here’s a study by the Southern Baptists that highlights the important role of the Senior Minister in churches being effective in outreach: What Standout, Growing Churches Have in Common.
Here’s a good point made by the study:
Most common among the standout churches is the role of the senior pastor. While a study earlier this month by [...]

A Case for Pastors Hanging Out in Coffee Shops

Great little article about making “Coffeeshop Connections.” Here’s a particularly good thought:
Where else do soccer moms mingle with Goth kids dressed for the Friday night show? Or young, upwardly mobile commuters interact with a homeless man? Or a local pastor (me) interact regularly with anyone outside the church?
“Hmm… I wonder why you like this [...]

D.A. Carson on Application of Hermeneutical Principles

There is hardly a better exegete alive today than D.A. Carson at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. I’ve personally known two of his Graduate Assistants who were at TEDS while I was. He’s the real deal. A serious biblical stud. Anyhoo… Here’s a good article by him from 1996 that answers the question, “Must I Learn [...]

Recent Sermon of Mine – “No”

I recently preached a 2-week sermon series called, “Yes/No,” and figured I’d share one of them. Of the two weeks I got the best feedback on the “No” week. The series is based on Matthew 5:33-37, where Jesus says, “Simply let your ‘Yes,’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’”
The main gist from week one, “Yes,” [...]

“How Fun Doesn’t This Sound?”

A good post by Jennifer Taylor, Christian Standard blogger… “How fun doesn’t this sound?”
From a church paper: “There will be an Easter Egg Hunt and Lunch at the church on Saturday, April 7, from 11 AM to 1 PM. There will be games, crafts, an egg hunt and lunch! All food items will be nut, [...]

What Ministers Really Think

This is hilarious. You might wanna think twice about telling your minister you’re changing churches and asking if he has any good suggestions. Click on the picture for a better view.

Here’s the original: “Poor Exit Interview“
I’m sure lots of ministers have many good ways to finish the question posed by the first guy. Make sure [...]

“Those girls aren’t wearing enough clothing, are they, Daddy?”

My 5-year-old daughter Sophia and I were watching “Dancing With the Stars” the other night when we had to have a little daddy-daughter discussion because most of the female dancers were practically wearing lingerie and the judges used the word “sexy” about a thousand times. So we talked about how we don’t need to say [...]