great quote from ed stetzer today: sometimes the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change.

ok, so remember when i said that i was going to try to blog every day of my trip here in springfield… yeah, not so much. oh well. alas, i find myself here in the university plaza in springfield about 7 hours away from the conclusion to our little excursion. which brings me to the most important update of the week. [...]

if i ever start a country western band, that’s going to be it’s name…honeysuckles in branson… we’ll probably go on tour with my other favorite country western band, the overall gang…. so, i have no problem admitting that i am a grade A cheapskate. i care very little about service, convenience or any other category you might find in consumer [...]

in my previous post, i talked about songs that have had a significant theological impact on my life. one of the songs i listed was roll to the middle by sara groves. sara groves is an amazing and insightful artist who always has profoundly theological lyrics in a neatly packed pop facade. one of the most engaging things about her [...]

for me, music is the most powerful medium for shaping me emotionally, intellectually and theologically. music has been powerful in shaping the way i see the world and how i form theologies. at various points in my life, music has caused me to radically rethink certain theologies and begin the process of completely ditching others. i set forth to create [...]

so, i saw it. i’ve gotta say, i was kind of a nerd about this movie. from the time i first heard the buzz about the production of this movie, i was excited to see it. now, i’m not one of these crazies who stands in long lines or goes to the midnight showing or takes off work to go [...]

i’m a [semi] regular reader of dan kimball’s blog and he has recently begun a good (and foreseeably much-needed) conversation concerning gay marriage and divorce. dan lives and pastors in santa cruz, california, where gay marriage was recently legalized. since that time, many gay couples have taken the trip down the proverbial aisle. in a post-worship gathering open forum, someone [...]