This past week I took a break from social media and when I came back I found myself tagged, not once but twice, to share a list of ten books that have influenced my life in some way. Shortly after I saw a friend of mine posting his list to his blog I decided toContinue reading “Ten Books That Have Influenced My Life”
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“Different” by Mike Patz & Brian Sanders: A Review
“We have come to realize that imperfect churches can still be breathtaking churches, and that imperfect disciples can still turn heads, inspire, and remind everyone they meet of the God-man Jesus” (page 13). While I still have two chapters left, in light of Different recently being released on Kindle for free (though it appears toContinue reading ““Different” by Mike Patz & Brian Sanders: A Review”
On Identity
Every performing musician has his or her pre-show ritual. For some it’s stretching backstage or practicing solos. For some it’s sleeping or listening to a song to get in the mood. As embarrassing as this may be, I’d imagine myself as my favorite musicians. Though I don’t play shows anymore, I find the ritual stillContinue reading “On Identity”
School of Hard Knocks: Experiences in Planting
Like those people who wake up hung-over from the night before vowing to never drink again only to find themselves at a bar later that day, every time I look forward to being part of a pre-existing movement, my heart flutters at the thought of another unreached place. This past week my wife and IContinue reading “School of Hard Knocks: Experiences in Planting”
Encouragement for the Exiles
Though Florida should actually be known as the Sauna State, when the sun manages to defeat the clouds it’s no mystery how its nickname stands the test of time. It was spring 2012, I was in my first year with InterVarsity planting at a local community college, and on this particular day I was standingContinue reading “Encouragement for the Exiles”
The Pursuit of Happiness
Every so often I’ll stumble across an article on social media promising sage advice for young twenty-somethings entering the throes of adulthood. Typically, it boils down to doing what makes you happy. While I usually struggle with these articles, for the most part ignore them and move on with my day. But this past weekContinue reading “The Pursuit of Happiness”
Preparing to Win the Battle and the War
As a campus minister, one of the greatest joys of my heart is watching as students give their lives to Jesus. For all the prayers, setbacks, and hard conversations, it’s the moment where everything feels worth it. Luke 15 says there’s rejoicing in heaven and I believe it. It’s exciting. Yet if there’s one thing CaymanContinue reading “Preparing to Win the Battle and the War”
Courage & Cowardice
For only five chapters, the book of James has an uncanny way of making you feel unfit to follow Jesus. There’s a verse in that epistle that gives me chills every time I come across it. It reads, “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it isContinue reading “Courage & Cowardice”
And Sometimes God Says “No”
It started with a good quiet time and a handful of ideas I thought could change Cayman. All right, that’s a bit of an exaggeration but that’s how I was feeling. Glowing like Moses post-Sinai, I rejoined the Israelites to watch each idea get shot down by reality, the final straw being a unique ministryContinue reading “And Sometimes God Says “No””
Microsites, Multi-sites, and House Churches: Will Technology be Our Demise? (Part II)
Before we attempt to tackle the question of how technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we do church, we first must return to the question of what the church is. Typically when we think of church we think of the building we visit on Sunday mornings. But what does that mean for theContinue reading “Microsites, Multi-sites, and House Churches: Will Technology be Our Demise? (Part II)”
Tomy Wilkerson 