I delivered a talk (what are you supposed to call something like that when it’s not a sermon?) to a group of pastors the other day on the value of small groups.  I wanted to give them a snapshot of what we do at Grace Community Church, and introduce them to the world of small [...]

I feel a bit like a hippy, now that my wife and I have switched over to cloth diapers. For a few reasons, we decided to make the shift, and it’s honestly been a pretty good one. I saw this clip on Saturday Night Live, and immediately was grateful that we only made [...]

Who is your hero?  Do you have a person you look to who has displayed courage in the face of danger, and after whom you can emulate your life?  What is it about that person that is hero-worthy?  What have they done, or are they doing, that causes you and others to take notice?  If [...]

I just had lunch with a guy in our small groups ministry, and we talked about the importance of accountability.  We talked about the fact that we all need to have those people in our lives who know everything about us, and are not afraid to ask us difficult, awkward, yet ultimately Christ-honoring, sin-defeating questions. [...]