Lunch convos, Part 3

It was just a brief, hour-long lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, but the inane topics it spawned has led to a half-dozen blog posts. In this post, the Magic Eight-Ball is compared to Siri.

Lunch convos, Part 2

Ever wondered about the buttons in your car that you never push? In this random lunch conversation, a friend's comment leads to VBU (vehicular button uncertainty).

Lunch convos, Part 1

There's such junk on TV today. Surely there's room for more. I'm convinced that if someone were to follow me around with a video camera, they'd have enough material by the end of every day to create a 30 minute sitcom.

“Hey hey hey” hair advice

What do you do when you meet a bald evangelist in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant? You could make up hair jokes, or you could discover a magic pill.

Surprise, you’re a leader!

Leadership is tricky. You're not really leading if no one is following. While some may aspire to leadership, I didn't have "leader" on my list of "what I want to be when I grow up." At some point, it was sprung on me.

Discipleship substitutes

Last year I read A.W. Tozer’s The Set of the Sail, a collection of devotionals. One entry in particular really hammered the church during his day for its separation of salvation from discipleship. The notion that someone could “ask Jesus…

Nuff said: Pastor ponderings

“Nuff said” is a collection of saved entries from across the interwebs. Here are some interesting, provocative and fun things for your reading and viewing. This particular entry focuses on pastors and offers tips for encouraging your pastor and tips for pastors surviving ministry for the long haul.