I mispell things!
Ok it probably isn’t. I’m sure your small group, if you are involved in one, is fine too. I’m just really loving my small group right now. In case you don’t know what I mean when I say small group is is church talk for a group of people who get together regularly and discuss …
I know I haven’t posted in a while, sorry, but I just want to quickly say that I love the small group that Pam and I are a part of. Tuesdays are a long day for me but I still look forward to going over the Holtes for conversation that every now and then is …
You may have heard about the season of Lent before, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. But what exactly is Lent all about? Lent is a period of 40 days (excluding Sundays) that commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert before beginning his ministry. It is a time …
I can’t really tell you why but I am not a big fan of blocking people on social media. It just doesn’t typically feel right to me. I have blocked a few people before (a total of four as I write this post) but all but one have been people that I don’t really know …
Here’s the letter that I just published on the church website: Tapestry & COVID-19 – Update 3/18/2020 You may have heard the old joke about how to make God laugh. You tell Him your plans. I don’t think God is actually laughing about any of this, the God of scripture cries over the pain of …
I think probably everyone who will read my post knows this but I am going to say it anyhow just in case. I pastor a small church that is primarily made up of younger people. There are a few of us older people there but not a ton. I say this because I think it …
I think I referenced Augustine of Hippo‘s famous quote “Love and do what you will” during our small group Tuesday night (BTW if you are not in a small group of people who are trying to do faith together, 1) I think you should be, and 2) you are more than welcome to join us …
Ok this won’t actually be an ode, 1st because without looking it up I’m not exactly sure what an “ode” is (I just did. An ode is “a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.”), and 2nd, …
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I know I write and talk about this every so often (for example here) but I seriously think that evangelism should be an enjoyable conversation about the One Who is most important to us. We have conversations about other things all the time and find it enjoyable. There is a whole category of people who …
The small group to which I and Pam belong is presently reading Richard Stearns’ modern classic “The Hole in Our Gospel“. I read this book years ago and it is wonderful how pertinent it still is. Here’s a part of the book that hit me today. Finally, many Christians believe poverty to be the result …