It’s 11:39 PM on a Monday night. My body is tired, but my brain is ready for important musings and oddly random thoughts. Be very afraid: (1) On the food-as-theater show America’s Iron Chef the “secret ingredient” the dueling chefs must use to create 5 dishes ranges from terrifying fish that look like they could…

Mega-church Willow Creek has been drawing a lot of attention from bloggers passionate about the church as they’ve rolled out the Reveal study, as well as the changes they’re trying to implement throughout their institution as a result. The study (so far) has basically quantified what a lot of us who care about the church…

If I had a nickel for every time I checked my e-mail in a typical day, I’d have enough shekels in my pocket so I could fill my gas tank. If I drove an 18-wheeler from New York to LA. When I first started writing, I used to run to the mailbox to look for…

Our daughter Rachel is expecting baby number 2. We learned he’s a little boy. We also learned there’s a potential complication with his umbilical cord Instead of 2 arteries and a vein, he only has one of each. This condition, called SUA , could be a sign of an array of serious things – or…

In the most recent issue of Rev magazine, church growth dude Charles Arn spun out some interesting ratios featuring the word “should“: 5:100 – Your church, according to Arn, should average 5 visitors for every 100 in attendance. 1:4 – 1 of every 4 visitors should be a regular attendee within a year of his/her…

Spending time with my four year-old grandson Gabriel means that I become an instant authority on the way the world works – just for the day. “What do cars drink? Why can’t the cat eat my soft taco if he likes it? What is grandpa doing right now?” I am required to have some snappy…