Was it just me, or did most of the people in attendance at President Obama’s speech on Tuesday night look like they’d rather have been ANYWHERE except for there? When the cameras panned the crowd, the congressional leaders looked like they were either asleep, mad, uninterested, or all of the above. And then there were [...]

I would love to be able to blog more often. I really enjoy writing, and I enjoy the conversation that it provides (both through the blog and through personal contact). However, I’m usually consumed with writing on a weekly basis. Between writing a weekly sermon, writing for the weekly Men’s Fraternity, and working with the [...]

I was running on the treadmill yesterday, pondering the new year. At the same time, I was listening to a song by a (now defunct) band called Church of Rhythm. They were a group of guys from WillowCreek Church in Chicago who put out two really good albums in the 1990′s. One of the band [...]

Michelle and I went to a wedding this past weekend in Detroit. A dear friend of ours who was present at the births of Alexis and Taylor (she was the cinematographer) finally got married. I say “finally” not out of disrespect but out of sheer joy. She is a beautiful, godly woman and has been [...]

The whole idea of being a member of an organization or club rubs me the wrong way, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’m a Gen X’er, and we are known for our cynicism and skepticism. Or maybe it has something to do with my past [...]

I told you in one of my earlier blogs that we pastors are known for stealing. My buddy, Tony, corrected me and said that we pastors don’t steal, we “appropriate.” That sounds better to me…and much more pastoral too, so I’ll go with it. Allow me then to “appropriate” a blog from Jon Bloom, the [...]

In the Engage class this morning, we had an excellent conversation! For those who don’t know, the Engage class is a sermon discussion class that follows the Sunday service. Today we discussed my sermon from 1 Samuel 18-20 entitled, David and Jonathan: A Picture of True Community. Allow me to recap the main points of [...]