“In order to evaluate a tool, we have to account for the telos, the end, the purpose. Hammers are used to build both brothels and barns.”
Ploductivity, p. 29
The Very Last Thing
“The last thing in the world we want is to complete the steeple, and find out that the sign outside says Nehushtan Memorial.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 37
Letters of No Little Empathy
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for all your work. If you have a moment, would you mind providing a list of books that would help one think through the questions: "At what point should ...
Was It Ever Fresh?
“The real question about a sermon is, not whether it is extemporaneous when you deliver it to your people, but whether it ever was extemporaneous, whether there ever was a time when the discourse sprang freshly from your heart and mind” ().
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 130
Essential Tools
Stone Dress
“One of the things we need to remember when it comes to church architecture is that a building is corporate clothing. A building is how the whole church dresses. The trick is how to dress up without playing dress ups.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 35
David French and the Pink Spiders of Empathy
Introduction: David French recently wrote about what he sees as a significant developing problem with the issues of empathy and sympathy in the church. As yours truly got mentioned in his piece, ...
Audio Reading of Post
A Riotous Investment Opportunity
Many of you have already enjoyed the two films in The Riot and the Dance franchise. Well, there is a lot more on the way, and below is some information on how you can become a part of it. I have opened the comments here so that you can respond and discuss. We are just …
The Prophecy of Micah [7]
Sermon Video Introduction: We are continuing to work through the consolation section of the second cycle. Each cycle consists of warning, judgment, and consolation. As this section encompasses ...
Cash and Cooties
Paul “does not say that being rich is like having cooties, and that they should be trying to pass their cooties off to somebody else. As I say, he doesn’t teach that.”
Ploductivity, p. 24