So, who are they trying to encourage to come with this one? The unbeliever driving by will have no idea what this sign means, and as a believer, this sermon title really doesn’t appeal to me. I mean, why would I want to come listen to a preacher talk about how bad and [...]

I’m on vacation this week, and in addition to sleeping in, playing golf, and painting a room, I’ve been getting caught up on music downloading and listening. This is something that often gets pushed aside when I’m busy, but I finally made some time this week to do it. Here’s what I’ve been [...]

The Bible tells Christians to be the “salt and light” of the world. Unfortunately, when it comes to church signs, some Christians mistaken “salt and light” for “stupid and lame.” I absolutely hate it when a church puts some ridiculous saying on their sign for the whole world to see, and believe me, [...]

I’m always on the lookout for fresh, new worship music. I have over 5,000 songs on my iPod, with a wide variety of musical styles: from heavy metal to classical; from Seattle grunge to club techno. I even have a couple (as in 2 or 3) country music songs on my iPod, but [...]

I witnessed a pretty incredible act of courage this week at the middle school that my two youngest children attend. My son, Taylor, wrote a paper on courage where he described what courage is and then gave a couple examples of it. Here’s what he wrote in his final paragraph:
The last example of [...]

It’s been a pretty sober day for me after learning of the murder of Pastor Fred Winters of First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL. Evidently, while Pastor Winters was preaching yesterday morning, a 27-year-old man walked right up the center isle and shot him at point blank range, killing him in front of 150 [...]

What’s the difference between a hymn and a praise chorus, and why do so many people in the church make such a big deal about it? Should the church today sing more hymns, or should they sing more praise choruses? I came across this explanation on a Puritan web site and thought it would [...]

I’ve been involved in several discussions lately about worship style, and at the same time, I’ve been reading a book called, The Present Future by Reggie McNeal. In it, he challenges the church to become more intentional about focusing their ministries and energies on those outside the church rather than on the “club members” [...]