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If my son were starting a church this weekend… and he came to me and asked, “Dad, what are the most important things I need to know?” I would think, “Man, this is my BOY! He has got to get this right.” I would pray a minute, ask him to take out his iPad, and [...]

…by the time it’s 12 months old Don’t take yourselves too seriously You are important to God. Isn’t it enough to know that without the need to prove it all the time? Walk in humility. Obey. Keep in step with the Spirit. Outreach is your lifeblood It’s tempting to settle in on the point of [...]

I have a very foundational belief that no guest enters into the midst of a church, whether a conventional church structure or an unconventional gathering place, by happenstance. Rather, those who visit, are there by divine appointment. No one ever comes into your church, come by whim or without reason. Rather, those who come are [...]

I had a hard time finding in Scripture where it explains the role of a pastor’s wife. I dragged out every concordance I could find. I looked at my Greek and Hebrew Lexicon. Some day I might even get it off the shelf. I consulted Wikipedia (the academic version, of course), and even the urban [...]

After seven cancer surgeries and two heart attacks – I’m an old man who has nothing to lose by speaking his mind.  It would mean a lot to me for some of you to respond… It’s my view that the average person attending the average church today is simply lost.  I recently asked a pastor [...]

As a graduate professor, I have determined that students in Ph.D. programs fall into two basic categories: doctoral students and students enrolled in doctoral programs. Doctoral students go beyond the call of duty, while students in doctoral programs simply answer the call of duty. Doctoral students are internally motivated; they are driven to make a [...]

Ever feel overwhelmed by so many needs and so much injustice in the world that you end up paralyzed and do very little?  I was feeling that way and Dr. Soong-Chan Rah gave me some insight in how to respond when there are so many causes and so little time.  I was at a special gathering planned [...]