On Easter Sunday, Christians around the world bore witness to Resurrection, that nothing will ever be the same again. History is full of incidents where people sought to snuff out the movement of God, afraid that Jesus is on the loose. During Holy Week, we remember such a time when authorities were so scared of…
Dear Andy, What Were You Thinking? From One Pastor to Another
Andy, I've been there. You are preaching and you are onto something good and the Spirit is moving in you and among the congregation. You say something, thinking it will resonate with the crowd. After the sermon is over, someone reminds you what you said and you think, "did I just say that?" Maybe you…
An Open Table
Is your congregation liberal or conservative? The man asked me the dreaded question right there in the middle of the coffee shop. This conversation got serious fast. We had only been chatting for a bit after I told him I was a pastor. I know he was trying to get a feel for the church…
Jesus Was Not Born So You Could Get a Good Deal on a Televsion
Keep Christ in...Starbucks? The war on Christmas has begun. More precisely, the war on the war on Christmas has begun. This is an annual tradition where some Christians decide that everyone and everything is conspiring together to do away with Christmas and anything having to do with the birth of Jesus all together. The most…
Taking a Right at the Light- An Evening in Adair Park
I took a right at the light. I normally take a left to go to parking for Braves games. This time I took a right. Along with some friends from church, our young adults group was headed to the Adair Park neighborhood to serve dinner to a group of teens meeting for youth group in…
From Danny- Envy
This week I had the pleasure of being a guest of the Community Assistance Center on the occasion of the CAC receiving a brand new Sprinter van from Mercedes-Benz. The van will greatly assist the CAC in taking people and goods to where they need to go, allowing the CAC to serve 15% more people…
Real People Real Problems Real Help- Loneliness
There is a stretch of Route 50 as you travel through Nevada that has been dubbed "the loneliest road in America." That particular stretch of road spans desolate terrain marked by several large valleys and basins. There are long distances between the small towns along the road and travelers rarely see other cars. One has…
From Danny- Forgiveness
Will you forgive me? Can I forgive another? These are questions of forgiveness that we wrestle with on a daily basis. Some of those struggles are small; perhaps someone took that parking place you thought was going to be yours, or someone took the last doughnut on a Sunday morning at the Welcome Desk. Some…
From Danny- What If God Threw a Party and No One Showed Up?
One of the favorite holiday traditions in our family has been a Christmas Open House in December. We've enjoyed hosting new members in our home here in Atlanta the last few years. We moved to Indiana in November of 2008 and thought that an Open House would be a great way to get to know…
Inspector Gadget, New Life, and General Assembly
My 10 year old self had a dedicated routine on Saturday mornings, provided I did not have an early soccer game. I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of cereal, and sit down to watch Inspector Gadget. The inspector came on every Saturday morning at 8 AM (what can I say, I was an early riser).…
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