Monthly Archives: June 2008
Worship space decisions revisited
In response to my earlier post about the difficulty of making space in a smaller church, Becky made this suggestion: Have you thought of starting a new (small) church? I love the idea of small churches being so appealing that they multiply like bunnies. It’s really a reasonable thing to think about too – a … Continue reading
Thankfulness: Not So Obvious
Yesterday afternoon, my kids were starting to get a little bit of cabin fever. It was hot, and the air had been smoky for most of the day, but by late afternoon, the air had cleared a bit and a cool breeze was blowing. “Why don’t you go outside and play, Johnny?” I suggested. “There’s … Continue reading
Small churches have a unique call
I had a wonderful opportunity to address pastors and elders from small churches at the Presbyterian Church’s biannual General Assembly on Monday. I really do believe in the ministry of small churches. By their definition, we are Trinity are now a medium-size church, but we’re still a lot smaller than many of the churches around … Continue reading
Decisions, decisions!
The past couple of weeks, I’ve been troubled in my spirit… Is that good Bible language for spiritually messed up? Our church has experienced a lot of growth lately and we’re having growing pains. That’s partly because our building is way too small. It was built in a time when a) churches didn’t have parking … Continue reading
Waiting for God
I don’t like waiting at all. It’s annoying. And then there’s all that uncertainty. I preached about waiting for God on Sunday. Then as I was feeling frustrated today about a couple of things, I happened to hear two different people on the car radio at two different times talking about waiting on God… And … Continue reading
First African-American Presidential Nominee
Today was a historic day. I was trying to explain to my 5-year-old son why the nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate for President of the United States is such a big deal. He didn’t get it. I had to explain to him that there are still people in the world who judge … Continue reading