David Fitch of Reclaiming the Mission has begun a new series of posts called “When They Will Not Come”. Here is a quote that resonates with what I’ve been trying to express about hype and takes it in a different direction, namely discipleship. I believe a host of problems in American evangelicalism originate in our [...]
Today marks our one-year anniversary. In honor of that wonderful day, and in honor of my wife, here is a hymn by Henry Baker especially appropriate for weddings. How welcome was the call, And sweet the festal lay, When Jesus deigned in Cana’s hall To bless the marriage day! And happy was the bride, And [...]
If hype is unproductive, like I’ve been arguing, what do we replace it with? If I’m really convinced that most of our marketing and posturing adds unnecessary offense to our churches rather than make them more welcoming, how do we counter that? I don’t think I have all the answers. (Young men in general and [...]
Remember in high school when you would be approached by a girl and presented with this scenario: So, I ended up going over to Tommy’s house last night and hanging out with him. Yes, I know he’s got a girlfriend. Anyway, we watched a movie and toward the end, he leaned over and he kissed [...]
When I was first learning to write in elementary school, I remember learning about parts of speech. There were nouns – persons, places, things or ideas; verbs – action words; and adjectives – words that describe. Adjectives were the parts of language that made everything more vivid; you didn’t technically have to have them but [...]
