I was at a meeting this week with several other clergy and lay members of our conference. We were talking about the church in general, but specifically about how the church is engaging in younger generations. It was a really great conversation, but as we talked someone brought about the[…]
Taking a risk
This past week has been a blur! I’ve been coming and going and running and trying to sleep when I get a chance. I’m usually busy, but this this week has been on overdrive. Even today, Thursday, my favorite day of the week, I’m finding my schedule overloaded. I’m currently[…]
the end of Acts???
The last 6 weeks have been a whirlwind! I didn’t even realize that they had passed so quickly until my boys brought home their first report cards! Wow! Life in general the last 6 weeks has flown by, yet if you’ve been following this blog, the last 6 weeks have[…]
Acts – a blessing that turned my anger
Monday night I had a really angry dream. Afterwards, I woke up angry and a general feeling of grumpiness just kind of stuck with me. I was running on the treadmill and each step was an anger inducing motion. I thought it would go away after the 3rd mile, but[…]
Acts – a thessalonian man
Acts 17 is one of my favorite passages in scripture. If you’re not careful you can overlook it pretty quickly. Paul and Silas are in the town of Thessalonica and for 3 straight sabbaths they’ve met in the synagogue “explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to[…]
Thoughts on Acts
Last night I started a 6 week study on the book of Acts with some friends at church. Fitting 28 chapters into 6 weeks is pretty close to being impossible. So, for the next several weeks I’m going to continue some of my thoughts on Acts in this blog. I’m[…]
Eyes Wide OPEN
A couples weeks ago we had a special guest at Christ Church – Reggie McNeal. He preached on Sunday morning and I gotta tell ya, I was a little concerned. I wasn’t concerned because I doubted Christ Church but because I didn’t know what to expect fully from Reggie. I’ve[…]
Back at it
So, this week my boys went back to school! I gotta be honest, I was pretty excited! Summer is a weird time – believe it or not, I’m a guy who likes routine. Now don’t get me wrong, I love change (especially when it’s good change) but there’s just something[…]
Wide Open Worship – Anywhere
A week ago, I was in the mountains of North Carolina. It was our summer vacation and we spent several days with my wife’s family surrounded by God’s absolute breathtaking handi-work. On Friday, the Nichols’ four went on a hike around Whiteside Mountain. We hoofed it up the side of[…]
Visioning with Bilbo
I’m reading the Hobbit (again). There’s just something about the story of little Bilbo Baggins being trucked across Middle-Earth on a journey that he doesn’t really want be on that fascinates me. One day this little fella is enjoying a beautiful shire day when Gandalf the Wizard shows up and[…]