As you look at this post, I am with my friend and colleague James-Michael Smith in Odisha State, India, preparing to work with two different networks of indigenous pastors here. While in India, we won’t see the Taj Mahal. We won’t see the Sisters Of Mercy mission in Calcutta. We won’t see Asian elephants. We Read the full article…

To say yesterday’s sermon was a departure from the norm is an understatement. First:  it was not a one-pointer.  It was a three-objectioner. Second: it hopped around the bible instead of digging into one particular passage. Third: we did a responsive reading of Genesis 1 in the middle. Fourth: it was a lot of fun. Read the full article…

You may not be the most interesting man in the world.  You may not even know him. But you’ve likely encountered some objections to the Christian faith. You might even have some yourself. So that’s what we’ll look at this coming Sunday. And this message represents a total departure from the norm — in terms Read the full article…

I found this Grave Memorial online last week. This is my grandmother on my dad’s side! A few interesting things about this notice, her name, and the migration of my dad’s family: 1. Her maiden name was Nancy Virginia Talbot.  People often ask me where my name came from.  While I sometimes answer, “I’m the Read the full article…

Many of you might remember Billie Jean King, a tennis heroine of yesteryear who won Wimbledon six times while also beating Bobby Riggs in 1973’s “Battle Of The Sexes.” What you may not know is that for all her accomplishments on court, King had a notoriously poor forehand. She used the “wrong” grip, her elbow Read the full article…