UPDATE (5/31/10 5:49 PM): i’ve come across several great posts regarding the crossroads of memorial day and jesus. one that particularly stood out was diana butler bass’memorial day: perspective from church history, in which she includes an excerpt from her recent book, a people’s history of christianity. i thought a piece of it was worth adding here as a bit [...]

i hate the rain. when the dark clouds begin to roll in, i have a sinking feeling. even more so than now, i particularly hated rain when i was a kid. rain meant no baseball game. it meant a ruined birthday party. it meant a soggy wait at the bus stop. even now, though, it means muddy little footprints from [...]

over the last several months, i’ve blogged about derek webb’s latest innovative project called democracy vol. 1. several months ago, fans could cast votes for up to 12 songs that they wanted webb to cover. then, the 12 songs receiving the most votes would be covered by webb for the album. the album will then be recorded over the span [...]

as i’ve shared before here on the blog, since starting the church over the last year or so, i’ve fought a consistently and surprisingly difficult battle with self doubt and criticism from others. sadly, it seems to just come with the territory of pastoring and particularly, it seems, church planting. in a post back in february, i shared about this [...]

over the last several years, more and more, i’ve attempted to engage the world around me with a continual spirit of humility. simply put, i try to live by the mantra, i might be wrong. undoubtedly, i fail often. i fight the urge to be right. it’s difficult to accept when others can’t just adopt my viewpoint. it’s easier to [...]

over the last couple months, i’ve found myself regularly hitting repeat on what i consider one of the best albums of 2010. jakob dylan’s sophomore effort, women and country, is a sonic stroll through equal parts folk, western, rock and even pop sensibilities. much like his father, dylan explores everything from american folklore to love to social issues. naturally, though, [...]

ok, which cliché do you want? how about time flies when you’re having fun? or maybe it seems just like yesterday that she born? of course, there’s she’ll be all grown up before we know it. there’s plenty others i could throw at you and quite frankly, many are true. the fact is, our little lucy lu turns 3 years [...]