This is how I imagine most visitors feel when checking out church for the first time.
Cheap Cookies and Juice
In an attempt to provide some incentive for children to come to church with their parents we have come up with the following solution: Cookies and Juice.
And so far its working. After service kids zoom towards the back, weaving in and out of adults walking way too slow. They create a poorly [...]
A Letter to the Sleepy Choir Member
Dear Anonymous Choir Member,
It has been such a blessing to hear you sing along with all of the other members of the music ministry. It takes such dedication and bravery to get up front of the entire congregation and sing. I admire you. As you take your seat and the preacher gets up to preach, [...]
Coffee Stunts Creativity
I was having a conversation about the names of Christian Coffee Shops, with my friend Zach. He pointed out how they all have one of the following names:
Common Grounds / Holy Grounds / Solid Ground
Cornerstone Cafe
And that is pretty much all that’s out there. In order to pump some creativity into the industry [...]
I Felt Power Leave Me
Once as Jesus was on his way to heal one person, another person was also healed in the process. A woman who had had a long-term illness thought if she could just secretly walk up to him and touch a part of his garment she would be healed.
This was a covert mission, because according to [...]
Digging for Pure Gold
Last night as my wife Holly was praying for our daughter, Nicki. This precious little girl looked up at her mother with sweet curious eyes and proceeded to stick her fingers into Holly’s left nostril.
Holly laughed because it is a little awkward to have someone else stick their fingers into your nose. Nicki [...]
D@#% Kids!
My wife was driving to a small family theme park called The Enchanted Forest with a friend “Sally” and her son “Jason.” The girl were talking about life, and my wife was sharing something personal, and rather sad. Sally offered to pray for her.
As she began to pray, one of her kids called [...]




