Does the Christian Subculture Make People Stumble?

I have just finished reading Dan Kimball’s They Like Jesus But Not the Church (my review should be up either late tonight or early tomorrow). In the next-to-last chapter he opens with a… Read More →

Parental Interaction

Taking a break from the funeral doldrums to post a quick blog at 1:30 in the morning. As I spend more time away from my position in ministry, I find myself thinking more… Read More →

Should We Edit Sermons?

I have had a surge in readership of my post on Joel Osteen’s interview with 60 Minutes from back in October (seriously. 130 hits in the past 4 days). I chalked this up… Read More →

Wings and a Movie

We took part in a (somewhat) long-standing tradition for H20 Student Ministries yesterday. We trekked across the frigid arctic tundra of Northwestern PA from Corry to Erie to take part in Wings and… Read More →

Wednesday Night Live Preview

Working ahead for WNL, and I have a germ of an idea for the first Wednesday in January. Spam. I want to take Spam as an under-respected food item, yet full of good… Read More →

My Response to Some Flak from My View on Joel Osteen

Some of you have noticed that I have posted my thoughts on Joel Osteen’s 60 Minutes interview this past Sunday night. An interesting note for regular readers as well, I expected a small… Read More →