Words have meaning, and I suspect we choose them because of that meaning—or sometimes lack thereof. Here’s an example: Recently I have become convinced that the word “Lord” is almost meaningless to …
Essential Worship
Yesterday I posted about the Essentials--those things God built us to thrive on spiritually--and without which we cannot be healthy--or even live--spiritually. Today, I want to write about the first, …
Assumptions
Have you ever noticed how many assumptions we make? Not just "I assumed you meant..." or "I assumed you wanted me to..." or "I assumed you would know...". We make those--and pay for those--a …
Lessons from a meeting with concrete
I haven’t blogged for some time—this time not for the same reasons as usual, but because on December 7th I had a motorcycle accident that resulted in the shattering of my tibial plateau (the broad top …
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Real Churches Have Roaches
I recently had a conversation with someone who was bemoaning the fact that the property of the congregation I serve has roaches. The concerns ran from the understandable revulsion to these creatures, …
Going somewhere?
Today I spent several hours on a mountain trail—something I haven’t done in years. It took little time for me to realize I am not the same person who used to run up such trails. I was on a …