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Play Ball or Huddle?
The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world… It’s like a huddle in a football gam Read more... |
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A Faithful Member
This humorous letter was supposedly written to a pastor. If we were to write a similar letter to God, what would our attendance / service say about our “faithfulness” to him? Read more... |
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What Are We Teaching Our Children?
One of my favorite “teacher” stories is simply titled “Teddy”. With so many children heading back to school, I thought I’d share it with you. From the very first day he stepped into my classroom, I disliked Teddy. Teachers (although everyone knows differently) are not supposed to have favorites in a class. Most especially are they not to show dislike for a child –any child. Nevertheless, every year there are one or two children that one cannot help but be attached to. And sometimes there will be one or two students to whom a teacher just can’t seem to relate. I had thought myself quite capable of handling my personal feelings along that line until Teddy walked into my life. There wasn’t a child I particularly liked that year, but Teddy was most assuredly the one I disliked. Read more... |
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Saying Yes To Community
My wife and I bought a delightful little home this last Fall. Whenever we describe it to people we say, “It’s the bluish gray house with the big front porch.” Now, when we bought the house, I didn’t fully appreciate the responsibility that comes with owning a porch. Like most people my age, I’m a backyard kind of guy. I like to retreat to the privacy of a patio where you can read or grill a steak or work on a project in relative quiet. At the risk of sounding anti-social, I see my house as my “castle” and I want to be the one who decides when to raise or lower the drawbridge. Read more... |
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Lego Theology
One of my favorite activities growing up was playing with Legos. I’d build castles and boats and planes –pretty much anything you’d put your mind to. And then I’d play, acting out desperate battles or heroic rescues. I learned that one of the tricks to working with Legos is choosing pieces with enough “nubs” to connect to. Sometimes it was like finding a needle in a haystack. I’d need a piece that was five nubs long, but could only find one that was three or four. The shortage of “good material” forced me to either adjust my design or scrap the project. Read more... |