Christmas expectations

I have two explosive revelations for the price of one today. First, there is no Santa Claus; and second, it’s not commercialism that’s ruining Christmas as we know it. The real “scroogifyer”  is misplaced expectation. On my way home from work...

Time travel

I am a time traveller. I’ve visited both the past and the future. Like Dr. Who. You’re a time traveller, too. In fact, I’m willing to bet you spend less time in the present moment than you think you do. Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert of...

Church and change

In his landmark book, Tribes, Seth Godin comments on the state of church in today’s society. He asserts, “The congregation shows up every week and does the same ritual it did last week, goes through the same motions and nothing changes. In fact, nothing changes...

A word with us

What I think God is saying to me, and to our church: “Hi. I’m God. The real, fully orbed God that puts your stagnant little caricature to shame. And I want you to know something. I’m not nearly as interested in your happiness as you think. What I want most, if...

Fluence

Okay, some deep thoughts are bouncing around in my head. Here they are: I’m only fully responsible for what I can directly control. I’m only partly responsible for what I can influence. I’m not responsible for what is under someone else’s...