Gordon McDonald, who turns seventy this year has written a great book with the full title of, Who Stole My Church?: What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century. This book follows the conversations in a fictional church in which Gordon and his wife Gail represent the only &quo...

John Adams writing on the possibility of American Independence said... "All great changes are irksome to the human mind, especially those which are attended with great dangers and uncertain effects. No man living can foresee the consequences of such a measure." (John Adams, David McCulloug...

It's time to stop running for a moment and take a look back on the year... Two 5k's One 10kTwo 10 milersOne Half-MarathonTwo MarathonsOne Fifty Miler Total mileage: 1,502 (assuming I run my six tomorrow and four on Wednesday) Of course the numbers don't really tell the story, they're...

The Christmas story of Jesus birth in the stable is tied to one verse of Scripture, Luke 2:7. That's it, no other mention of the manger or the inn! It reads, "She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, for there was no room for them in the inn." (NIV) or as the TNIV puts it,...

There has been a great deal of conversation in churches about the subject of marriage. The big topic has been homosexual marriage and the impact that state recognized marriages of homosexuals would have on the church. Today I want to raise another question, a church wedding without a state marriage ...

They are familiar words to us all this time of year, “For unto us a child a is born, unto us a son is given… and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.� It is this last title, Prince of Peace that intrigues me. Shortly after the Prince of Peace ...

It was an early start to the day when the alarm sounded at 5:00 am and I rolled out of bed and climbed into the shower. It was the only time I would feel warm for the next 12 hours. I dressed in three layers, two cold weather shirts and a Brooks nightlife jacket, running tights, shorts, hat and glov...

I was browsing some Facebook groups, and on several occasions I came across this phrase, "I joined, now what do I do?" Isn't this statement indicative of the membership issues that many churches face? What if we got people doing the work of the kingdom of God and allow that to be their...

Over the past few days I've heard from people who have been elated at the election of Barack Obama to the office of President of the United States. I have also spoken with people who are furious about his election and are convinced that America is done for, that he is a socialist, anti-American ...

Last night was a very exciting time. Vote counts rolled in and at the end of the evening Barack Obama was declared the winner in the presidential election. Most people in the United States were jubilant, a large minority were not, as their candidate, John McCain was defeated. All over the world peop...