Pastor Blogs Archives

The point is for you the pastor to figure out the dozen or so most important principles by which you believe God’s church should be functioning.

Wired magazine ran an article on the five best toys ever. Wired is one of the most innovative, bleeding-edge publications you can read to learn...

Merry Christmas to one and all!

I have been to this Bethlehem many times in my imagination, but was fortunate enough to actually go to the city of Bethlehem last year. I looked...

The most fascinating place in Bethlehem has to be the church of the Nativity. The church is built atop the cave which is believed to be where Mary...

My end-of-year Bible reading right now is anything but Christmas-festive. The reading plan has me in Revelation, reading about Jesus the...

What is the most important thing you can do this Christmas? There’s a long list to consider, to be sure. Let’s bracket off honoring the birth of...

A question for a church member to consider: What would have to happen in order for you to walk out of church in the middle of a sermon?

Driverless cars are just one piece of a larger dilemma. What happens to a view of work when increased automation seems to be constantly...

There are many ways to gain a quick snapshot into culture. One of the more revealing ways is to look at what has trended – or is trending – on...

We are the children of a touchable God.

We all have a dog in this fight, I’m afraid...

Jesus can bear the full weight of all your burdens.

In "Meet Generation Z," I wrote that one of the defining marks of Generation Z was the embrace of sexual fluidity. Since then, a new cultural...

What is the most important thing you can do this Christmas? There’s a long list to consider, to be sure. Let’s bracket off honoring the birth of...