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Christian Meme of the Week
I didn’t have time for a regular blog post today. But since I’ve had a good day and have felt a little snarky, here’s a meme for you to enjoy. Filed under: Life
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My Daughter’s Salvation
I can officially tell this story now. It’s been killing me for a couple of weeks, but I wanted to respect my daughter and only tell it once she’d had the chance to do so herself. Yesterday, at the...
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Christian Meme of the Week
This post is for my dad, and all you other world-weary church sound guys out there. Nobody remembers you until a screeching, hideous feedback loop interrupts the service. Then, everyone turns around to...
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Chestnut Grove Youth – Harlem Shake
I love the students in my youth ministry. This a video they came up with, and we shot it on Wednesday night as a fun change of pace. I always love it when the youth get creative, and this is a fun...
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The Things That Make For Peace
Thirty-some-odd years old, he sits on the back of a donkey, looking out at the gates of ancient Jerusalem. People throng the street before him, throwing their coats on the ground, waving palm...
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Christian Meme of the Week
This will probably not make me popular with some folks… Filed under: Life
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Because I’m a Nerd, That’s Why
I’m anxiously awaiting May 3. Not because my son’s birthday is May 1. Not because it will be the first of many glorious summer weekends here in Georgia. Not because I’ll be that much closer to having...
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A Quiet Citizen
It’s been a big week for expressing your opinion on the state of things in our country. With the Supreme Court hearing arguments on Prop 8 and DOMA, lots of people are making their sentiments known via...
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The Real Test
Are you smart enough to talk about God with a preschooler? I happen to have many friends and acquaintances who are interested in apologetics (being able to explain the Christian faith). We are an...
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April Funk
It’s April now. Today looks like spring for the first time in a while here in Atlanta. The sun out, birds are singing, there’s no threat of snow. And I’m trapped in a massive funk. Can’t think of...
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Quick Question
I have the Question page at the top of the blog, a personal hope that from time to time people would give me ideas to write on. It gets used infrequently (and that’s being charitable), so I’m going to...
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True Piety
So yesterday, I asked for some folks to submit questions or topics for the blog. I got a good response (exactly three!) and wanted to tackle one today. The question was simple: Is the pious pious...
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Stop the Band, Kill the Noise
“Smeagol isn’t listening! Not listening! My preciousssssss…” About every six months or so, I get awfully tempted to become a real blogger, the kind that generates thousands of daily hits and tons of...
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Fear Is Our Native Tongue
Yesterday, someone blew up the finish line of the Boston Marathon. What once was a foreign thought – the idea that anyone would dare attack our country and its citizens – has become commonplace. Once...
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Why We Need Superman
I have a confession: I’ve been a bit ambivalent towards Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel, a reboot of the Superman movie franchise. It’s not because Snyder isn’t a great director (I liked both...
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The Hounds of Justice
This isn’t going to be a particularly long post, because the situation is still developing and details – as always with news stories like this – are going to change. But while most of us slept last...
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The Nakedness of Feet
This weekend, I was privileged to be the speaker for Crossroads Church of Walton County’s Hero Weekend, a two-day discipleship extravaganza complete with muddy obstacle course and hyper teens. It was...
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Where A Hero Starts
*This is the modified transcript of a message I shared last weekend with the students of Crossroads Church of Walton County during their Disciple Now Weekend. It’s only slightly different from what was...
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Obligatory Post
I’ve been writing against deadline all day, but I feel obliged to post something. Thus, I give you a fair approximation of what my day has been like: I’ll be back with an actual blog tomorrow. Filed...
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Collateral Damage
*This is the modified transcript of a message I shared last weekend with the students of Crossroads Church of Walton County during their Disciple Now Weekend. It’s only slightly different from what was...
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