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April 2026

April 15, 2026

Church Is Not a Waiting Room: It’s Where Gifts Are Formed

The church is not just where we believe—it’s where we become. Many people are deconstructing...

October 2025

October 01, 2025

A Dangerous Reminder: Synagogues & the Shape of Shared Faith

Not long ago, I stood inside a re-created first-century synagogue at the Museum of the...

September 2025

September 01, 2025

Shared Learning: Rethinking What Church Can Look Like

This Sunday at River Corner Church, we tried something a little different. We experimented with...

July 2025

July 27, 2025

7 Ways from Rodney Reeves to Stop Celebrity Christianity

Rodney Reeves writes in his Story of God Bible Commentary on Matthew, “False piety is...

July 24, 2025

A Quiet Way: Embracing Simple Church at River Corner Church

Recently, my wife wrote about the importance of keeping church uncomplicated (check her blog out...

May 2025

May 16, 2025

Lead a Quiet Life: The Early Church’s Rule for Freeloaders

In 1983, Todd Rundgren released a forever-remembered single that energetically declared, “I don't want to...

March 2025

March 09, 2025

The Mosaic Church Documentary: A Premiere, Journey and Story

The Megiddo Mosaic on display at the Museum of the Bible (Washington, D.C.) is an...

March 06, 2025

Megiddo Mosaic: Prophetic Witness at the Museum of the Bible

A few months back, Dr. Anthony L. Blair—President of Evangelical Seminary, Kairos Executive Partner, and...

February 2025

February 19, 2025

Living Clement’s Wisdom: 8 Virtues for Christian Community

In Philippians 4, Paul celebrates the Philippians - commendable comrades, co-conspirators, and collaborators who he...

September 2024

September 16, 2024

Prayer: Lifeblood, Strong Wall, and Fortress of the Church

In the life of the local church church, prayer must be more than an individual...

June 2024

June 19, 2024

A Call To Commit To Church Communities Leading Quiet Lives

Last year, I attended a workshop for pastors on how to more effectively support those...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

Finding Sanctuary: Embracing Authenticity in Small Church

On April 1, I celebrated two years as the pastoral leader at River Corner Church,...