I am leaning toward preaching a series during October on the relationship between faith and politics, leading up to the election on November 4. I’ve been wrestling with a “hook” for the series and nothing is coming to mind. Any thoughts?
I think I have written in the past about the group of pastors I meet with every Thursday to pray for the community of Antioch. This group recognizes that we have differences in theology and practice, but we lays those aside in the knowledge that we all are trying to walk in the way of […]
At the same time, Antioch is one of the places in Metro where truly affordable housing for young, working families exists, and one of the few places left with ready interstate access and wide open green spaces for economic development. There is also a truly diverse, multi-racial and ethnic community in the area that brings […]
I have seen a couple of comments on my last post on the changes at Jott suggesting that folks are pretty unhappy with Jott for moving to a pay service. Certainly I have loved the free service they have offered to date. Jott has been a great productivity tool, and the fact that it was […]
I have talked about Jott in the past and have shared how I use it in my ministry. This morning I received an e-mail informing me that they are out of Beta, which means that they are transitioning from a free service to an advertiser/subscription service. It was bound to happen, and given the usefulness […]
I live in a community paralyzed with fear. Well that’s not completely true, but the fact is that our community, this place called Antioch, a suburb of Nashville, finds itself at a crossroads driven primarily by fear. The fears are many: the fear of crime, the fear of others who aren’t like us, the fear […]
WKRP In Cincinnatti was one of the great shows of my youth, and this particular episode is one that I always remember. Enjoy. more about “A Blast from the Past“, posted with vodpod
Some parts of starting a church are hard and other parts are easy. Trying to make it work on a limited budget or with a commitment to be a good steward is not easy. Along the way we’ve found some things helpful that I will try to share. One of those is Church Radius. Jedi […]
I live in a community with a bad reputation. We are considered by the rest of Nashville to be a community with a “gang problem,” a community with high crime rates, a community which is in great decline. The problem is that this reputation is not deserved. In fact, the overall crime rate in our […]
We are doing some revamping of our care ministries in the church for folks who are no longer able to attend worship or participate in church activities due to physical and emotional limitations. We generally have called these persons “homebound” or “shut-ins,” however these terms don’t fully reflect the diversity of situations that we are […]
One of the never ending searches that I am engaged in is the search for a comprehensive worship planning tool, ultimately something online that is accessible by a variety of people. I have wandered through the web again and again, trying out option after option, only to discover that none of them quite meets my […]
I confess that I am a big fan of the Black Crowes, a band that probably would have reached greater heights if Chris and Rich Robinson could have simply got along. Well, I guess that’s the way it is with brothers. Here’s one of my favorites, played on the Letterman show. I like the original […]
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