I made it back from Mississippi, limping a bit from a water skiing accident and a pulled hamstring. Oh well! Youth must be served. One of the things I appreciated about my time in Mississippi is how people open up when they find a safe place where they know they are loved, have the freedom [...]

To follow up on my last post appeals to the law, I wanted to include Paul’s appeal to love. If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a [...]

What a sad, but enlightening statement. . This came to me in an email last week. I know not ever congregation is like this, but way too many are: So, that brings us to now: we are both at a point where we are really realizing the emptiness of the church we are in. We [...]

I get this question all the time and have answered it often, but I will do so on my blog again for others who still haven’t found the answer elsewhere on the website. I got this email a few days ago: I have a question for you. Do you still believe in Church leadership and [...]

Looking through Parade Magazine on Sunday I saw this little question and answer: Q I’m curious about what happened between Crystal Cathedral founder Rev. Robert H. Schuller and his son Robert A. Schuller. The younger Schuller no longer appears on the church’s Hour of Power Sunday telecast. Do he and his father still speak?—P.K. Sharpe, [...]

This is a refreshingly honest look at Sunday morning religious gatherings. You can read the whole thing at Patrolmag.com or click on the picture above. I realize this isn’t true for everyone, but does this guy ever nail it. Someone sent me a link to this article today and I thought I’d like to share [...]

Sara and I have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa and are now trying to get our heads to find the same time zone as our bodies. We’re staying at the home of a dear couple I stayed with last time I was here, and got to touch base with some old friends last night, and [...]