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I often get asked, “Why do you blog?” I think this is a fair question, even if there is an underlying assumption that it’s a waste of time. While I obviously don’t think blogging is for every pastor I do think it can be a valuable tool for many. My time is more limited today than ever before. Between pastoring, being a husband and dad, establishing a growing relationship with Christ and writing a book, I have to be pretty ...

A couple of weeks ago, I asked where people felt most alone in their lives. Was it in their finances? Marriage? Singlehood (or is it singleness?) Church? Work? One of the recurring themes was this notion of relationships that appear rich for a certain amount of time, but when a given circumstance changes (like somebody moves or changes their place of employment or leaves a church), the people in those once close relationships seem to fall off th...

Live in or near OHIO? Or want to travel to OHIO next Wednesday? If you do you’ll get some Soul Food and some Real Food too. Ashland Theological Seminary is sponsoring a free event for the public on January 20th from 10 am – 2 pm. I’ll be teaching the seminar. Check out the nice color flyer here or read below for more info: Session 1 – The Fine Line: Re-envisioning the Gap Between Christ and Culture Session 2 – On...

UPDATE: Congrats to Lori, Amy, Chris, Kevin and Tanard. I’ve  sent you guys all emails with details about how to claim your tickets. Looking forward to meeting each of you later this Spring. I’m so excited to tell you about The Uprising conference which is happening this April at Quest Communiy Church in the beautiful Lexington, KY. The time has come to respond to the spiritual crisis of our day. It’s time for the Church to ri...

It’s hard to believe but there’s only a couple months left until the Unleash Conference on March 4th. Last year I took a handful of our staff to Anderson for this conference and we had an absolute blast. God used this time to stretch us and remind us of the importance of the calling He’s given us in the church and I can’t wait to get back this year to see what they’ve got up their sleeve next! New Spring is not only ...

Where the heck is Anderson, SC? And why would you want to go there considering they don’t have a Starbucks? Let me fill you in. Perry Noble has become a dear friend of mine over the last couple of years. He’s been a huge encouragement to Chris and me and has prayed for us and helped us think through my recent transition into full time writing. I have seen him literally weep for people to come to know Christ, I’ve met his wife a...

(*On a quick note, I changed hosts for my blog over the weekend and if you encounter any problems, I’m so sorry. They are being worked on!) I just finished reading a survey and as I write this, am literally boiling with a combination of red-hot anger and red-hot despair. The Bliss Institute recently commissioned a study on what “Conservative Religious Activists” deem important and what “Progressive Activists” deem i...

The other day, I was having a conversation with a very wise woman. She is both wise in her faith and wise in her years – a mother, a grandparent, and a spiritual shepherd of many women. We were talking about church attendance, and people new to the faith, and people familiar and strong in the faith, and sheep and shepherds. I started thinking about the words I have heard so many say, “I’m not being fed,” and the defensive,...

The other day, I was having a conversation with a very wise woman. She is both wise in her faith and wise in her years – a mother, a grandparent, and a spiritual shepherd of many women. We were talking about church attendance, and people new to the faith, and people familiar and strong in the faith, and sheep and shepherds. I started thinking about the words I have heard so many say, “I’m not being fed,” and the defensive,...

The other day, I was having a conversation with a very wise woman. She is both wise in her faith and wise in her years – a mother, a grandparent, and a spiritual shepherd of many women. We were talking about church attendance, and people new to the faith, and people familiar and strong in the faith, and sheep and shepherds. I started thinking about the words I have heard so many say, “I’m not being fed,” and the defensive,...