Together as one. For every one.
Letters from a pastor to the church he loves.
I believe true accountability is to make myself accountable to others. This makes me responsible to be vulnerable with the people I am trusting to support me in my mess and joy. All too often we see it as other people’s responsibility to ask us the right questions–I may be willing to tell the truthContinue reading “Transparency & Accountability”
It’s interesting the stuff that sticks with you from your childhood. I can still remember the cover of the dinosaur book on the shelf in front of me as I was being paddled by my teacher for drawing in my English book. I can also remember our electric lawn mower. Whoever invented the electric lawnContinue reading “What Are We Missing?”
Chip’s Book List. Once in a while I like to share my current book list in case you’re wondering or if anything looks interesting to you. Here’s what I’m reading right now: Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (edited) by Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry. This is definitely not casual reading, butContinue reading “Chip’s Book List”
I have some pretty vivid Christmas memories from my childhood. My mom is one of ten kids so Christmas celebrations with her side of the family were a virtual explosion of colorful gift wrapping, too much tinsel, stacks of pumpkin pies, and dozens upon dozens of cousins. One particular Christmas, my brother and I wereContinue reading “Expectations”
I have a bad habit when I pick up a book for the first time–I never read the introduction. There is this thing in the back of my head that says, if the author had something important to say there she should have called it “Chapter 1”. Sadly, because of my misplaced rebellion I oftenContinue reading “Skipping The Introduction”
“We got to pray just to make it today.” – MC Hammer Let’s be honest–you don’t pray enough. I don’t pray enough. Whatever “enough” is, we are all pretty sure we aren’t doing it right. Recently, a story in the Bible and a one-liner I heard have given me some insight (and a little encouragement)Continue reading ““We got to pray just to make it today.””
Special agent Burt Macklin looked around the room. Each member of his team had fought valiantly alongside him on this hellish mission. Even so, what he was about to ask of this team–no, this family–was almost more than he could bear. “Asking you to help me take down Evil Inc. is more than I’ve everContinue reading “Are you in?”
Doctrine. Theology. If you’ve been hanging around church for very long you’ve probably heard these words thrown out there from time to time. When I see those words I imagine a staunch-looking, grey haired man sitting in an armchair smoking a pipe next to a fireplace in a room filled with books. The image isn’tContinue reading “Doctrine & Theology”
My daughter is graduating from high school in about a month. Piper is the kid who can teach herself to play any instrument, crochet stuffed animals (and sell them for unbelievable amounts of money) and just got a job welding custom furniture. I could not be more proud. My favorite thing about Piper right nowContinue reading “God’s Will”
When my friend Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss stretches his arms out the span is as wide as some professional basketball players. I’m not sure on the exact measurement, but imagine the “it was thiiiiiiiiiis big” size of the last fish you caught. This is especially extraordinary since he measures about 4 feet tall–sitting in hisContinue reading “Restoration”
Together as one. For every one.