Live.Awake

I haven’t written about church life issues in a while, though as a pastor I think about these things CONSTANTLY. I find that most people (aside from church staffers and appointed leaders) never really think about these issues. Not good! If you’re not thinking about these things (or don’t think it matters) [...]

Nathan Rice recently posted an article that got me thinking. I wonder if one of the reasons Christians often get so defensive (or downright angry) when their belief system is challenged is that they simply are not used to it.
Christianity has been the top dog for a long time in this country. Homosexuality [...]

There’s a line in one of my favorite Delirious songs that exclaims, “I’m staring in the face of the Miracle Maker.” It’s a song about the holiness of God and how He changes us to be more like Him in his holiness.
One of the things that I think the non-denominational/charismatic and emergent churches tend [...]

There’s a lot of talk these days about worship. Thanks to the creative gifting of people like Matt Redman, Delirious, Hillsongs, and David Ruis in the 90’s the music and songs used for corporate worship took on a whole new life. Not only was the music better, but it connected with culture in [...]

I don’t usually post twice in a day, but I wanted to get this link out quickly in case it gets pulled off the internet by Arab censors.
This is a woman named Wafa Sultan on an Arab television station. This is powerful stuff.
Watch it before it’s pulled! I have no way to download [...]