Advice to Churches, Part 3: Be Playful

There’s a popular image of Christians portraying us as dour and miserable. It’s not *always accurate, but it does come from a very real attribute.

Advice to Churches, Part 2: Don’t Do It All

I’ve been involved in small churches for my entire Christian journey. For much of that journey I’ve watched Christians gazing at larger churches and pining over the “bigness” of them.

Before The Storm

Having grown up on the East Coast, I’m quite familiar with Nor’easters, they are a fact of life. Normally we’ll get one of these types of storms every year or so, and every few years we’ll get a doozy which feels almost like a low-level hurricane event. Last week we had one of these doozy…

Advice to Churches, Part 1: Worship

I hear the idea all the time. The reason why churches ramp up the production values of worship to rival a great theatre or concert is because “that’s what young people want.” Laying aside the question if this really is “what young people want,” think about what this statement says about worship. It’s true value…

Swirling Nor’easter Snow

Nature has welcomed in March with a wonderful Nor’easter which has made life interesting all along the East Coast, and the Delaware Valley is feeling it’s power. Things around here are not too bad, but I just checked the news and it looks like we’re making out pretty well in comparison to much of the…