Our regional pastor asked the Churches of ABCNJ to offer prayers of thanksgiving and supplication for a peaceful transition of power in Washington. I was only too happy to oblige, but forgot to do it the first week because I’m just that way. Another member got the message, however, and reminded me that it was…
Category: Pastoring
Making the Story “Relevant”
Here’s a good question posed in a recent comment by Mel: …how can we make story – even one that isn’t always “factual” (aka not like a newspaper or history book) that was lived out by a people that are removed from us in every way be ours? This is the The Million Dollar question. …
Change of Gears – Or, “What I did with my week”
I inadvertantly took the week off of blogging. I just couldn’t find the time to sit down and pound out any thoughts I thoughts. I had some ideas, but oh well. Part of the problem was the fact that by Wednesday the Holy Spirit had changed my plans for preaching and sent me on a…
Meeting tomorrow…
Tomorrow we have our annual budget meeting at church. It’s really one of the few things left at Central that I dread going to – it amazes me how many people will shrug off opportunities for discipleship, worship, and service but will show up with guns blazing to talk about money. It really reveals where…
Jesus – Wrong on Taxes
I’m preaching on Matthew 22:15-22 this week. As I wrote the manuscript I found myself thinking, “You know, the tension of the text would be perfectly illustrated by some faux attack ads.” Here’s the first one. Perhaps I’ll add some ominus music later.
Things I hardly ever hear anymore…
I was thinking earlier today about things that I used to hear every week at Central which I rarely hear anymore (if ever). Here’s a list of some, to give some balance let me also share some things I am hearing at Central. Enjoy! Things I’m not hearing If we do that, [so and so]…
