I never stop evaluating and readjusting. It can drive people who work with me on projects crazy because I never consider it finished until afterward and even then... This may be why I haven't written a book yet. I spend…
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Change = Pain or Opportunity
This past Friday, I had the privilege of being in New York City to hear Seth Godin. Seth put this event on himself as part of the promotion of his new book "Linchpin". I will write a full review of…
4 Barriers to people coming to Jesus
Just some quick thoughts on why it seems so hard to help people move into a life with Christ. 4 Barriers to people coming to Jesus People. The bad attitudes and various issues of self-righteousness and judgmentalism of many church…
A Brainstorming Session
Here's a chance for you to get involved in what we are planning at Capital City Church. The week after Easter we are going to start a series of messages that will take on some of the hardest and most…
Don’t quit
How often have we heard some kind of an admonishment not to quit, that we never know when the breakthrough (or whatever we are hoping for) will happen. Sometimes, the result is not what we might have hoped for, but…
The First Noel
Tonight, all around the world, people will gather in churches and cathedrals to observe the celebration of Christ's birth, Immanuel, God with us. Whether that celebration is liturgical, traditional, contemporary, or some other form matters not. What matters is who…
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Written Christmas Eve in 1867, by Phillips Brooks, the song “O Little Town of Bethlehem” was inspired two years earlier when Brooks was actually in Bethlehem for a Christmas Eve service. The line that stands out to me is, “The…
Gifts
This past Saturday, we celebrated Christmas with our extended families on each side. It was a great time. We ate too much, laughed a lot and genuinely enjoyed each other. It was busy and short, but very nice. Our girls…
The World is Calling
This showed up as a draft for some reason yesterday, so I decided to repost it today. It was written more than a year ago. Like most boys growing up, Superman was one of my favorite superheroes. “Superman Returns.” Without…
Two Weeks
Two weeks from today, it will all be over.The presents will be unwrapped. The garbage will be taken out. The food will be eaten. The kids will be overstimulated on sugar. The parties will have taken place. All of the…
Merry Christmas
I know I'm about to hit a subject that causes people's emotions to rise up. Hopefully, we can look at this without the emotion factor too much.I caught someone's opinion that other day about where they shop at Christmas being…
