My “Ten Reasons the Meth Church is Growing Faster Than Your Church” post was featured on Monday Morning Insight (MMI) — and church leadership blog hosted by Todd Rhoades. MMI is a great resource for pastors. If you are serving in a local church, I …
Read MoreSacred Space
I am preaching through 1 Corinthians and in preparation for 1 Corinthians 3 I have been doing some thinking about sacred spaces, particularly in reference to corporate worship. Our church is known for its casual atmosphere on Sunday morning. I like it that way. I …
Read MoreRambling questions
Most of my posts are well thought out reflections, normally responses to things I am reading or listening to. The follow is just a random list of rambling questions. I am in the process of grilling chicken and I have been thinking about a lot …
Read More10,000 Hits and Trinitarian Worship
Today I officially recorded 10,000 hits on my blog. I have had the blog up since March 2006. Thanks to all of those who have stopped by. I know that hits are not the best measure of web exposure. (Many of those hits are made …
Read MoreFavorite Dylan Albums
I have a birthday coming up and I emailed two friends (and got information from a third friend’s blog) on their top ten favorite Dylan albums. I am still a freshman in the school of Dylan and so I am relying on the wisdom of …
Read MoreVreeland loves Leeland
I have been listing to Leeland’s Sound of Melodies Yeah, I know…Leeland released this album last year, but I have just gotten a hold of it. Leedland is a welcomed, fresh voice in Christian music. The lead singer, Leeland Mooring is also the main song …
Read MoreGraduation
We just returned home from graduation at Asbury, where I joined 220 other MA, MDiv, DMin, DMiss and PhD grads who form the 2007 graduating class of Asbury Theology Seminary. The ceremony was uneventful outside of the wit and humor of Dr. Kalas, the current …
Read MoreWhy I Love My iPod
I recently read that iPods can affect the function of pacemakers according to a study done among people with an average age of 77 who use a pace maker. Read the story here. Question: How many 77 year-olds actually own an iPod? Reading this article …
Read MoreThe Dissertation
The Relationship Between Spiritual Transformation andLeadership Growth in a Pentecostal/Charismatic ContextThe final touches have finally been put on my doctor of ministry dissertation…and I can now say that I am done. In my final read I found more typos and errors and I am sure …
Read MoreDissertation Defended!
I am posting this blog from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. I am happy to report that I successfully defended my dissertation this morning. I have been working on the dissertation for over two years and the dissertation defense is that last big step …
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