Doing church

Two questions this morning: If you’re going to church, what do you intend to give this morning? Money? Your heart? Your whole body, soul, and spirit in worship? A hug and a prayer to someone in need? If people like you (like us) don’t GIVE something on...

The placebo effect

I’ve got a headache. A bad one. I’ve taken some prescribed medication to deal with it, but I’m not sure if it’s going to work. You see, it might just be a placebo. Today I begin my participation in a ten day study related to migraines and meds....

Sunday best

If you’ve been alive more than ten years, you’ve probably noticed that how people dress for church is drifting toward the casual. The church I grew up in was home to more than it’s fair share of suit-jackets, ties, and people’s Sunday best....

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...

Numbers don’t matter. Right?

Albert Einstein is credited with this famous quote: “Much of what counts can’t be counted, and much of what can be counted doesn’t count.” That rings true, doesn’t it. So this past summer I asked myself, “What does God count?” I opened my Bible and found...