The Christian Bubble

In the world, but not of the world. Isn’t that one of the core beliefs of Christians? The mission of the Church is to make disciples and to do that we need to pursue the lost, building relationships with them and showing them the love of Christ. How can we carry...

Why Are We Not Being Persecuted?

Doug Melder is a great teacher. If you haven’t heard him, check out his sermon from this past weekend as he preached from Acts and the account of Stephen. Connect with Doug through his blog or on Twitter.

I Love Leading Worship

I don’t know what it is about leading worship that brings me so much joy. Is it the intimate connection with God that I feel when singing His praises? Is it knowing that the people I lead are focused on their creator through the songs that I lead them through?...

Who Are You?

If you’re like me, you probably have a song from The Who or the intro sequence of CSI running through your head after reading the title of today’s post. As I continue the Blog Tips mini-series, it’s time we talk about the “about” page....

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

It’s #MusicMonday again, and I thought I’d dive back into the hymns this week. Like many hymns that we know today, the version of Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing that we sing today is the result of multiple adaptations from the original text by Robert...

Capitalism and My Psyche

Ever since I was a child, it was ingrained in my head that we should have a day of rest because that’s what God did in the creation story. It’s even one of the ten commandments to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. In America today, capitalism reigns...

UPDATED: Next Christians Live [On Demand] Webcast

Be a part of the live webcast and join the conversation about “Leading the Next Christians” with Gabe Lyons and Tim Keller right here at 2PM ET. Updated… If you missed the live webcast on February 17, I’ve included some of the notes I took on...

I Can’t Do Everything

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ Matthew 25:21 & 23 NIV ©2010 The parable of the talents has been an...

Blogging Tips

Over the next few weeks, Tech Tuesdays will be all about blogging. There is a lot that goes into running a well thought out blog, and I want to share some of the the things that I’ve learned over the past couple years. Let me start by giving John Saddington a...