Painfully Hopeful

Worship Wars….Kicking Up Again

Jesus found me at a point in history where the “worship wars” were in full swing, though I was both chronologically and in faith to realize it at the time. Thankfully, I came to faith in a Mennonite environment where people still knew how to sing so hymns tended to be sung well (oh, 606,…

Dr. Horrible

What do you get when you combine the (insane) genius of Joss Wendon, unheroic heroes, villains with a conscience, a writers strike, and some catchy tunes? You get Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. This odd short-film/musical is about a B-list villain who, through his vlog, longs for both world domination and the love of the woman…

What Questions To Ask Potential Pastors

I was asked by a friend of mine to put some questions together for her father’s church – which is just getting to the point of interviewing potential candidates. Below are the questions I submitted, along with my thoughts as to why they should ask them. What questions would you add to the list? Name…

Just Playing Around

Sometimes I wonder if I don’t listen to more music is because it gets my mind wondering about too many new ideas. Today I was walking home through the Sanctuary while listening to my iPod and thought, “Wow, I wonder how that would look on DV? Oh, and I’ve been meaning to play with some…

Written Up

Thanks to the dilligent work of Larry, one of Central’s members (and Blue Claws Member), Central Baptist Church was featured in the “Neighbors” section of the Philadelphia Inquirer this past Sunday. I mention this not because I’m happy to have the free publicity for the Church (though it’s kinda nice, I have to say) –…

Kingdom Collision is put together…

I started putting together my sermons for the coming year this past week. It’s a helpful discipline to me and I both look forward to it, and loath doing it, every year. It’s fun to see everything laid out – but oh the mental errors I make doing it! As I put together the readings…