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September 2008

September 21, 2008

If only I could sing like Julie Andrews

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens... Just the kind of images you can count...

September 16, 2008

Union…yes!

"66% of you have the spiritual gift of 'helps'." I once heard a church consultant...

September 13, 2008

Worth some reflection….

This post is well worth some of your pondering time.

September 09, 2008

It’s 1500 all over again, this time with ipods

I'm currently reading a book penned by Washington Times religion Julia Duin called Quitting Church:...

September 03, 2008

What’s growing in my garden?

Maybe it's because I've been reading the book of Job as part of my devotional...

August 2008

August 29, 2008

Kickin’ it @ skool

Scenes from the start of the school year:I walked into work this morning and saw...

August 24, 2008

Notes from Transition Road…

The last week and a half has included:- Moving my youngest son Jacob into his...

August 16, 2008

The box

As part of my 3-4 times a year update to those on my e-mail list,...

August 14, 2008

Implosion’s launch pad

There are hundreds of church growth seminars offering church leaders enough "tools for their leadership...

August 09, 2008

File this under “(Way) Too Much Information”

Quite possibly, the wackiest headline I've ever seen.

August 03, 2008

Two Sunday morning moments

An African guest at our church stood in front of the congregation this morning, reading...no,...

July 2008

July 26, 2008

Back 2 School

When I was in 2nd grade, Miss Nelson used to have us go around the...

July 21, 2008

Alone

I happened to start my new job two days before a combo retreat and leadership...

July 17, 2008

Check it out

July 13, 2008

Growing a parable life

When I hear people talking about the stories Jesus told, I listen. I've spent the...

July 09, 2008

Imagine that

Just when you think you can imagine how things are going to work in your...

July 05, 2008

Let’s play!

I have a lot to learn about play. Again.When I was a kid, my mom...

June 2008

June 28, 2008

What’s in YOUR wallet?

I went to the bank yesterday to deposit the check representing the money I inherited...

June 25, 2008

One-question church ministry staff survey

Here's the question:If you are a pastor, worship leader or staff member who receives a...

June 19, 2008

Elmer’s tent

Even my overactive imagination could not invent this story. This is my version of abundant...

June 17, 2008

Good bye, my friend

I wrote about her last October. Judie lived a beautiful, abundant life. Her dying desires...

June 11, 2008

72 and counting

It was a one hundred percent success rate. Seventy-two followers had gone out at Christ's...

June 08, 2008

I’m a dirty rotten…

...sinner.Yup. And every single week, I say it loud and say it proud. We've been...

June 02, 2008

Oh, if only I could unplug my synapses

It's 11:39 PM on a Monday night. My body is tired, but my brain is...

May 2008

May 28, 2008

Church as an advertisement for the church

Mega-church Willow Creek has been drawing a lot of attention from bloggers passionate about the...

May 22, 2008

Ding! You have mail!

If I had a nickel for every time I checked my e-mail in a typical...

May 19, 2008

Pray for Rachel’s little boy

Our daughter Rachel is expecting baby number 2. We learned he's a little boy. We...

May 15, 2008

Ratio, O Ratio, Wherefore Art Thou, Ratio?

In the most recent issue of Rev magazine, church growth dude Charles Arn spun out...

May 13, 2008

Eleven ???? Tuesday

Spending time with my four year-old grandson Gabriel means that I become an instant authority...

May 08, 2008

Motherless Mother’s Day

This Sunday is one of those "firsts" they talk about in the aftermath of a...