Run ‘lijah Run -an afterthought

“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.” (Mark 11:23 NIV). I believe in moving mountains. Actually, we have one growing in our church parking…

I wonder what would happen if I treated my family like a congregation? 1.  We’d align our couch and chairs in rows whenever we watched T.V. 2.  If my kids wanted to talk to me, they’d have to make an appointment. 3.  I’d make special ‘visits’ to my wife.  She’d make tea and we would…

When I’m functioning at my best I trust my gut. That means having a sense about something that others might not understand. It’s helpful when I’m in places where I have to make choices. By far, the most difficult context of gut-wrenching and gut-testing, is in the wilderness. I’ve spent my fair share of time…

Last Sunday morning I preached for 30-40 minutes, casting a vision and laying out a strategy for accomplishing our congregational mission. Tomorrow we begin our fall sermon series. Today, I’m stoked and here’s why: 1. In the past two weeks, it has felt like we’ve left our church moorings and set sail. There is a…

When I was young I loved play hockey. I wanted to stay on the ice forever, hoping that the puck would find my stick so I could bury it deep in the other team’s net. I dreamed about those moments. But skating and stick handling was only half the game. The other half was spent…