Monthly Archives: February 2009
Denny’s Big Breakfast Gamble and the Church
I saw the Super Bowl ad for a free grand slam breakfast at Denny’s on February 3rd. And I was planning to take the family. Only each Denny’s we visited had a line around the block. Apparently, Denny’s served 2 million breakfasts that morning. They estimate that they got $50 million worth of free (positive) publicity … Continue reading
Resiliency
I’m about halfway through a three-week vacation from my position as pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church. After 5-1/2 years as pastor with no more than two weeks off at any one time (except to have kids!), I started to feel tired, and it was taking more and more to recover. I later learned that psychologists … Continue reading
My Post-Christian Son
I’ve noticed a big difference between the assumptions my 6-year-old son makes and the ones I made at the same age. I used to assume that everyone went to some kind of church. Johnny is surprised to learn that someone goes to church. He realizes that he lives in a post-Christian world. I hadn’t realized … Continue reading
163440 Bible Content Exams served
The annual Presbyterian Church “Bible Content Exam” happened again today. And as of this evening, my web tool for studying the Bible – mainly for people taking that test, has been used 163440 times! I never would have imagined that 9 years ago. It’s very cool that I get to help so many people learn … Continue reading