Sep 28, 2018 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Two weeks ago, I had the chance to spend a few days in and around Yellowstone National Park with a small group of pastors talking about something called the Jesus Worldview Initiative. The Initiative is being organized by John Pierce and Bruce Gourley at Nurturing...
Aug 31, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine encouraged me to share ten of my favorite books on Facebook. As I browsed through my bookshelf, I came across some favorite collections of poems, including one volume, Ballistics, by poet Billy Collins that I shared as one of my ten...
Aug 17, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day seminar hosted by Willow Creek Church in the suburbs of Chicago and broadcast live to tens of thousands of people at satellite host sites all over the United States and then to satellite sites all over the world. The Summit...
Aug 10, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
As the kids get settled back into school, many of us shift into planning and calendaring modes and begin to look at where the coming year might lead. As many of us look ahead, it’s a good season to think about calling. What is God’s purpose for me this year? How can I...
Aug 3, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I came across a stack of newsletters from 1992 in my office yesterday. They were hiding behind a commemorative plaque on a shelf behind my library door. The newsletters weren’t from Central Baptist. They were from...