Yes, Al Goracke shot his most recent “60 Second DS” spot with a picture of me in the background, next to Ron Burgundy. I will let you interpret that as...
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After writing on other leadershp issues on Thursdays the last few weeks I now return to our series on the “Dangers of Denominational Work.” A refresher: In 1981 my...
We tweet what’s on our minds. For instance, here are some of the things that were on my mind last night: Because we tweet what’s on our minds, often...
In my ongoing series about my personal faith journey, last week I picked on ultra-conservative youth camps that I worked at back in college. However, being an equal-opportunity offender...
“People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.” ― Bob Dylan* Today Jonah Lehrer, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of...
Sometimes the best way to talk about something is not talking about it… to talk all the way around it, and imply it, and thereby make it all the...
There are often significant times when we are children that we don’t fully understand until we are adults. We cannot process their full meaning until many years have past....
One of my pastoral heroes is Mark Wilson of the “Revitalize Your Church” blog. I hope it’s a part of your reading list if you’re a pastor. He has a...
My meetings were over. All I have to do is get from Park Ave & 68th Street in New York City, back to Indianapolis. Simple, right? As I step...
After my short foray into youth ministry I had the opportunity to travel around the country representing my university. This sounded extremely glamourous to me, since I was only...
“If you can’t preach on grace, you can’t preach on anything. And if you can preach really well on grace, you can preach on anything.” [quote_right]”If you’re missing grace, you’re...