Tag: church
Take. A. Break.
Today, I drove past a church with a marquee out front that read: “Spring break is not an excuse for being absent from church.” Every now and then I see a church sign that makes me want to find its author, smack them upside the back of the head Gibbs’ style (NCIS) and say, “No! Stop… Read More ›
Why Everyone Needs a Whale
Everyone needs a whale. Okay, let me more biblically correct: Everyone needs a BIG FISH. Jonah needed one. If you don’t know the story (or even if you do), let me sum it up and put it into perspective. God calls a Jonah to a task. Jonah refuses and flees on a boat. God… Read More ›
200
One of my favorite movies is “300.” Though they faced certain defeat, 300 Spartan warriors helped block the Persians’ advance on Athens in 480 B.C. Though the movie is sensationalized, the story is true. 300 men took a stand against an army that possibly numbered in the hundreds of thousands. And though they could not… Read More ›
Loaded Words
Words are funny things. Take the word “bomb.” Apart from its literal definition as an explosive device, we have used it idiomatically in our every day speech for years. In the 80s, to call something a “bomb” was to indicate it was a failure. That movie was a “bomb.” That concert “bombed.” You still hear the… Read More ›
Shift
My first car was a 1985 Toyota Supra. It was a graduation gift from my parents and my grandparents. I was overwhelmed to receive this “prize” from my family. It was used with 68,000 miles on it (which I would more than double when I owned it), and it was more than anything I could… Read More ›
Obsession
Ob-ses-sion (noun): : a state in which someone thinks about someone or something constantly or frequently especially in a way that is not normal : someone or something that a person thinks about constantly or frequently Obsession can be a minister’s greatest strength. In fact, it’s our “not normal” preoccupation with those that are far… Read More ›
7 Degrees
A couple of weeks ago, the area I live in experienced single digit temperatures for the first time in 18 years. It happened again this morning, and is supposed to happen yet again a couple of times next week. Winter, it seems, suddenly remembered how to behave like winter. If you’re from a colder climate,… Read More ›
Being Relevant (part 2): An Honest Confession
I used to mountain bike. A lot. (The younger, healthier version of myself that I once was is saying, “No, seriously, Kevin, you used to mountain bike. A lot. Kevin, why did you quit? Why did you exchange your bike pedals for game controllers and TV remotes?”) While that inner struggle may come up in later posts, for… Read More ›
Remember
In the past few months, I’ve been exploring God’s direction and seeking new opportunities to minister to people. During this season, I have learned that one of the greatest assets I’ve found in looking ahead is looking behind and remembering how my ministry and pursuits have been shaped by people in the past. I am… Read More ›
Fear and Monsters
When I was 13 years old, I took one of my first hiking/camping trips into North Georgia with a group from my church. I loaded up my frame backpack, hopped on a van, took the 1.5 hour trip into the mountains, then we got out and hiked. And hiked. Okay, it was probably only like… Read More ›
unORDINARY 