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Bible Study
The Out Loud Factor
January 6, 2010 2

ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd — I’ve said before that I want to preach like he does radio — has what he calls the “say it out loud test.” It’s this: if you want to decide if something is a good idea or not, say it out loud. When you say it out loud, it Read the full article…

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Spirituality; Leadership
Crisis Prevention Vs. Crisis Management
January 5, 2010 0

As our church moves through the book of Proverbs in the series There’s An App For That, I continue to realize that this ancient collection of wisdom is not for people with a “crisis faith.” What is “crisis faith?” It is the “faith” practiced by those who ignore their faith until some calamity strikes their Read the full article…

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Methodism
Who Manages The Brand?
January 4, 2010 3

Most American companies employ specialists in brand management, which is the art and science of marketing products to consumers. Brand management has its origins with Procter & Gamble , my wife Julie’s employer for the first seven years of her career in sales. Among other things, brand managers work hard to ensure that their products: Read the full article…

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Culture
Ten Years Gone . . .
December 31, 2009 4

On January 1, 2000 . . . The iPod had not been invented. The World Trade Center towers still stood. Charlotte’s basketball team was called the Hornets. South Tryon Street had two lanes from Tyvola Rd. to the Buster Boyd Bridge. Roger Federer was young, inconsistent, and seemed like one of those players with more Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
There’s An App For That Launches
December 30, 2009 2

Here’s the promo for our new series called There’s An App For That. The book of Proverbs, 21st Century style. I can’t wait. It starts out with “Say You Don’t Know Where To Turn . . .”Sunday, January 3, 2010. 8:30. 10. 11:30.

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