Journey
Last photo at Duke after 8 days, getting ready to go home! As many of you know, I suffered a massive heart attack on September 9, 2023. This was my second heart attack in 2 years and it was much worse than the first. Here's what happened: I
Angels
Our services have been cancelled tomorrow -- Sunday, February 22, 2015 -- because of snow and ice. But, this week's lectionary readings are so full of wonderful opportunities for reflection as we begin the Lenten season, that I wanted to share some of my sermon notes with you.
Culture
Rob Bell’s newest book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, And The Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived sits at number three today in Amazon’s book sales list. Love Wins will no doubt hit the New York Times bestseller list this week. Bell obviously has churned
Books
Rob Bell's new book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived is already generating tons of controversy. Harper One is sending me a pre-publication copy to review. I also hope to snag an interview with Rob about the book.
Culture
I deactivated my Twitter account today. I also deleted a couple of blogs, including my oldest, Amicus Dei, but it was time to pull the plug. I'll be closing down NewChurchReport.com soon. Here at Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor, I'll be focusing on small church
Creativity
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuPqx3PIaGQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Bruce Feiler, author of the book, The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me, talks about his diagnosis
Journey
We often talk about spiritual decisions being either decisions of the heart or of the head, meaning those decisions are either based on feeling or thinking. But when it comes to the decision to follow Jesus, what we're really talking about is a decision of the feet. Matthew
Journey
Do you ever get bored with ministry? Doing the same stuff, making the same hospital visits, and preaching a sermon or two each week can blur into a kind of sleepwalking routine. But, have you ever thought of boredom as the shadowside of competence? By that I mean, if you
Journey
I'm giving this devotional for our DMin seminar on Thursday morning, March 4, 2010 at Fuller Seminary. In Matthew 14:13-21, we have the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000. This is an interesting story for several reasons, but I want us to focus on the disciples
Deuteronomy
This is the meditation I am sharing tonight for our community Lenten service. Deuteronomy 26:1-11 1 When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, 2 take some of the firstfruits of
Journey
This article was first published in Neue Quarterly, Vol. 4, Summer 2009. Remembering Why You Said Yes by Chuck Warnock The phone rang at 3 A. M. one Saturday morning. "Pauline is dying," her niece said, "Can you come?" I dressed quickly, told my wife I
Christian history
We probably wouldn't think of asking someone today, How is it with your soul?, but maybe that's exactly what we should be doing. Of course, the question itself sounds outdated and very 19th century, certainly not the kind of question we would ask anyone in this