From the monthly archives: July 2011
One of my favorite blogs is written by my friend Jeff Goins. He recently wrote about how to make a difference in the world. He quoted a famous statement from G.K. Chesterton. In an interview Chesterton was asked about what is wrong with the world. At first the questiom may sound difficult, if not impossible [...]
This post is part complaint, part brag, and part confession. The Problem with Making Babies My church is largely made up of young people, in particular young married couples. They bring an incredible amount of energy to a young church plant. Few things are more beautiful than seeing these young adults meet Jesus and express [...]
Last week my parents bought me my very first doll baby. It was completely unexpected. Our family to a trip to Chicago. Instead of calling it the windy city, I think they should call it the “its entirely too hot to walk around and really enjoy this place much at all” city. My dad kept [...]
Do you ever stop and ask yourself what you really want out of life? As i write this I am sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Chicago watching people of all sorts come and go while making my final preparations for one of the biggest tests I have ever taken and I can’t help [...]
We have a Sunday morning tradition at our house. We eat Pop-Tarts for breakfast. There are many reasons to eat Pop-Tarts. They taste great. Preparing them is easy enough that I can feed the kids. You can even eath them on your way to church. Did I say they taste great? Despite these obvious reasons, [...]
Monopoly is the greatest board game ever. Nothing is more gratifying when your opponent lands on Boardwalk and you just built a hotel on it. “Remember that time you stole my New Kids on the Block tape in middle school, well its payback time. You heard me. That will be $2,000,” you tell your opponent [...]
Today I get to interview a special guest, Matthew Paul Turner. He is the author of several books including Churched and Hear No Evil. I would highly recommend you follow him on twitter and check out his blog Jesus Needs New PR. I asked Matthew if I could interview him after reading his book Churched because it resonated with my [...]
Ronald Reagan once said, “Do not be afraid to see what you see.” When discussing public toilets, this phrase carries all sorts of meaning. The Royal Butt Early on as a child I developed an anxiety about public bathrooms. I strictly avoided sitting on a public toilet until I was 13 years old. My breakthrough [...]
For centuries the church and science have been at odds, and reconciling the two can be extremely difficult and for some impossible. I am currently dealing with a setback in my own life that is helping me to deal with the tension in my own mind and heart. This past weekend I injured my right [...]
Have you ever had someone ask you about the influences in your life? I was asked this same question recently and gave a fairly typical response: my wife, my kids, my parents. And of course, at the end I said God. But even as the words left my mouth, I doubted what I was saying. [...]
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