Why Knowing More Doesn’t Mean Growing More

Why Knowing More Doesn’t Mean Growing More

Knowledge Is Power. I remember a poster with those words hanging in one of my teacher’s classrooms when I was young. The more I knew, the more I’d be able to accomplish. Back home, we went to a church that, while it wasn’t said explicitly, taught the...
Mission Starts With Stopping

Mission Starts With Stopping

I like being out-front. I love entrepreneurial, innovative, new-frontier kind of work. As a church planter, you have to be a bit of a futurist at heart, committed to a better tomorrow and calling people to it today. When it comes to my relationship with God, I too...
Jesus Came To Eat. (And So Should You)

Jesus Came To Eat. (And So Should You)

I love to eat. I love the “Bourbon Bootlegger” at Pazzos. I love the “Cape Codder” at Smithtown. I love the Brisket Sandwich at Blue Door Smokehouse. I love the Maple Bacon Donut at North Lime. Should I go on? And as I read through the Gospels,...
Living A Highly Questionable Life

Living A Highly Questionable Life

What do you think of when you hear the word mission? Maybe it’s traversing across the world through a jungle to meet a new people group. Maybe it’s a service project to help the poor and marginalized in our city. Or perhaps it’s a trip you went on...
Want Change? Start Here.

Want Change? Start Here.

There’s a lot to care about these days. My generation (millennials) are particularly bent towards activism, and are drawn to speak out. It doesn’t take a very lengthy scroll through our social media to see how passionate we are about a variety of issues...