Josh Patterson is one of the pastors at The Village Church in Dallas, TX, and writes for their blog.  I love what he has said concerning the passing of Michael Jackson.  His response reflects a Biblical worldview.  I thought I’d share it with you.
I have tried to “moonwalk” a thousand times. I used to think [...]

I had the opportunity to preach at a Korean church yesterday.  It was definitely a different kind of an experience.  I’m not sure if your experience at the church where you attend is anything like mine, but typically the American church experience goes something like this:
1. Arrive 5 minutes late.
2. Sit in the back.
3. Say [...]

I received an email today from a store that I shopped at just a couple of weeks ago.  For the record, I never logged in and told them what I purchased.  This email was sent unsolicited 2 weeks after the purchase.  Here’s the email:

I’ve got two thoughts from this:
1. Nothing is private. Not that we [...]

I ended up buying a card for my dad for Father’s Day, but felt lame doing it.  I think that most of that canned stuff is lame…I didn’t write it, but I’ll sign my name to it as if I did!  Anybody else feel like that?  Basically, in getting a card, I feel like I’m [...]

When life falls apart, we tend to lose hope.  Whether that’s getting a flat tire (I just had one!), getting a headache, hearing tragic news, or losing your job, our response is often to recoil and lose hope.
When life falls apart, do you run to God or from Him?  Those are the only two options.  [...]

Laura and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary together this weekend.  Wow, how time flies!  Here are some things we’ve done that I would consider significant, in random order:
1. Moved five times.
2. Finished graduate school.
3. Bought a car and a truck.
4. Bought a house.
5. Bought a dog.
6. Had a child.
7. Led a small group
8. Learned [...]

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In your ministry and leadership, do you merely copy others?
Recently, there has been a bit of competition raised right outside of our office building.  Little Caeser’s Pizza has just moved in, and they’re offering “$5 Hot-N-Ready” pizza.   They even offer a drive-thru window!  Simply drive up, tell them what kind of pizza(s) you want, and [...]

When I worked as a manager for Starbucks, I was always thinking about the next manager on duty.  I wanted to make sure I was “setting them up for success.”  That meant making sure the bar was clean, the dishes were put away, the café was tidy, the milk was stocked, the espresso was ready [...]

So, I just wasted 3 minutes, 41 seconds of my life, and thought I’d share with you how I did that.  This video’s really cool, and if I was still in college, this is something that I would have been a part of.  Only watch this video right now if you’ve got lots of other, [...]

Do you read your local paper?  Mine is the Leaf Chronicle (I receive the Leaf Chronicle electronically, via e-mail, every day).  Is it the most well-done paper?  Probably not.  Is it the most widely circulated paper?  You answer that.  You likely have never heard of it.  It doesn’t have the best articles, the most extensive [...]