Luke 14:23: “And the Lord said unto that servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”New Testament churches were meant to be outdoor agencies as well as indoor institutions. It was never th…

I love and hate movies. Story is my language, my natural medium, the way I understand the world. Give me a long treatise on justification, and I’ll probably listen. Tell me a story to explain it, and I’ll go the whole way. Story, after all, makes the complex comprehensible (little wonder Jesus was so fond […]

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I love classical music and especially holiday classical music and so once Thanksgiving ends (I force myself to wait) I crank up the tunes on my computer and even splurge with a new purchase each season. Last year, I bought Josh Groban’s holiday CD and although it has a touch of pop, I’ve always enjoyed […]

RT: @johnwyp Just got a letter saying our denomination is partnering with @edstetzer & LifeWay Research. Awesome! #ourcog

Just got a letter saying our denomination is partnering with @edstetzer & LifeWay Research. Awesome! #ourcog

The question for ministry leaders is not “what do we want to do?” but rather, “what do the people we are trying to reach need us to do?” I came across an excellent interview which explained survey results regarding ministry to the homeless, especially during the holidays. Churchmarketingsucks.com (I think the name is in poor […]

RT @bibliata: RT: keep the #ourCOG tag alive