I have been amused by the polarization of friends and their opinions about Twitter-and the people who tweet. "I don't want to hear when people are going to the bathroom", said one friend who is annoyed with people in his life who are addicted to ...
Today is the Martin Luther King Jr national holiday and I have a few thoughts about, what I think is, a major church leadership blindspot in the U.S.. I wonder how many white churches around the country mentioned anything about the MLK holiday ...
The whole nation is presently gripped in a cold spell, an experience that those of us who live in Minnesota are more accustomed. I love catching the tweets of friends who live in the south and are living in fear of freezing temps and an inch of ...
I had the honor of hosting my Mom and Dad at our house this weekend, mom's cooking and hugs are priceless! They were here to see our boys play football and show our family that they love us (& my brother David's family too!). This morning my ...
I have observed a phenomenon in the last week that I'm wondering whether or not would play out in other areas of our lives. What is it? In the last week co-workers, friends, family and even the man in the mirror have watched their sports teams ...
I woke this morning to hear that one of the heroes of my youth had died, Roosevelt Hunter. I have vivid memories of driving with our youth ministry to Revival Tabernacle in Detroit and working on the church plant he and Tim Delena were starting ...
I'm speaking at a church this weekend and the pastor asked me to specifically cover the Biblical account of Noah. Its a fascinating story that I remember from my childhood and have already passed on to my boys. As I've been studying for the ...
No, this isn't a post about the dangers of guns in our society. I'm neither part of the NRA or PETA. What I'd like to talk about is a comment that my boss made this morning in a meeting. He said "you young guys always accuse the old guys of ...
While planning for an upcoming conference with 2 top-notch youth leaders, the question came up: If you had an hour and could pick the brain of anyone in youth ministry, who would it be? We came up with a couple of people, some you may know. I ...
I coach for a 7th Grade Basketball team and we experienced two losses today that I'm having a difficulty getting over. I'm not sure if losing hurts because I'm not used to it, or if its a part of humanity and DNA but I feel it nonetheless. I ...
