We have two cats, Thunder and Lily. The look sort of like these two at the left. One is a tabby cat and the other a tortoiseshell. They live in our garage. I heard on the radio yesterday that in a majority of households, dads are the most reluctant to bring pets into the family. Read the full article…
Many churches make a critical mistake in ministry when they confuse activity for effectiveness. In this line of thinking, the busier a church is, the more it is doing for God. So the goal becomes to fill up the calendar and clutter up the bulletin with as many events, projects, and emphases as you can. Read the full article…
Last Saturday night, my son asked me, “Dad, why do you have paint all over yourself?” Because I’d spent Saturday morning painting one of the homes at the Hoskins Park Ministry in northwest Charlotte. You should check Hoskins Park out. They do deep work with a smallish group of previously homeless men. Their goal is Read the full article…
We showed this towards the end of my sermon yesterday. It gives a glimpse of the kind of life-giving ministry happening in our Corner Campus: Take a special look at the student in the UCLA T-Shirt — that’s my son Riley. What I appreciate most about our efforts to open up that space: many people Read the full article…
Every time we finish a series, I have a sense of grief. Usually, I’m not sure we can live up to what we just did with the next one. That’s how I felt after Still. And after Piece Of Work. And after Rubber, Meet Road. And after The Fight Of Your Life. But each time, Read the full article…
