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The Only Way to Really Be Happy
“Don’t worry” may have become a cultural catchphrase, but worry is everywhere. Stress is the leading cause of heart disease. Work pressure fractures families. Anxiety drains people dry. If Bobby’s advice were enough, we’d all be whistling our way to peace. Clearly, something deeper is going on.
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Justice Hijacked
Interesting perspective When an underperforming television celebrity is fired by a private employer for workplace comments that violate their code of conduct, it’s condemned as injustice and government censorship. When a Christian small businessman faces the full weight of government (legal system) for politely declining, without derogatory comment, to bake a cake that violated his…
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Two-Minute French Fries
Excellence in ministry (revised from post originally written May 2015) This post is really about creating a quality church experience, but the getting there is half the fun. Hang with me! One year we took our kids out to Freddy’s to celebrate a great school year. With 5 kids ranging from 15 to 5 months,…
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From Success to Significance: Living Beyond the First Half
On March 6, 2008, Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre stood at a press conference, tears in his eyes, saying, “All good things must come to an end.” He had retired. Four months later, he un-retired. Chaos followed. The Packers had moved on, but Favre hadn’t. He wasn’t ready to live without the roar of…
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The Witness of Martyrs in an Age of Outrage
What makes Charlie Kirk’s death different? Is it simply race? His ties to Trump? Another “MAGA conspiracy”? Such tired, hollow tropes diminish both the man and the moment—as they do every time they are used. They obscure more than they reveal. The truth is, there are real reasons why Kirk’s death has struck a nerve…
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A Feast, Not a Fight: Rethinking Worship in the Church
Worship in the church should feel like a feast, not a sparring match. Yet all too often, we reduce it to arguments over style—hymns versus praise choruses, praise band versus piano, old versus new. What if instead we approached worship as a table set for every generation, every heart longing to encounter God? Discussions about…
