So, it’s been a couple of weeks now, two Wednesday night Bible studies and two Sundays. During that time, my family’s life has seen some astounding changes. Karri, my wife, is diving deep into Driscoll’s “Religion Saves (and nine other misconceptions)” book and sermon series with reckless abandon. In the midst of impending loss (her [...]

“So I think I’m going to First tonight, sweetheart, what about you,” I asked, absentmindedly puttering around on Facebook. “I figured we’d all go. I wanna try it out!” “Cool, well, lets get everyone fed and ready before we go.” After a dinner of Spanish Rice (that one was free, Rice-A-Roni), we packed up in [...]

I met with Pastor Jay at First Hattiesburg about 2:00, in the cafe on the back side of their new property on Lincoln road. As I waited for him to meet with another staff member briefly, I sat in that Starbucks-like room among other staff who seemed to be at the end of a lunch [...]

When I was struggling with my decision to leave Software Development behind and give my life, not just for Jesus’ glory but for His ministry and the expansion and realization of the Kingdom of God here on Earth… the evidence I used was not all internal. I mean, sure, I read the Bible and prayed [...]

I realized today, reading and listening to John Piper (love that guy, much as I may disagree with him sometimes) that I may be neglecting the heartfelt, joyful praise and worship of my savior. In my zeal for this crusade of truth in my church my focus has shifted, and I’m not entirely sure it’s [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbpGl_9rrcA Had this album for a while, never sat and listened to this song. It describes a lot of my history with the church.

I have just about had it with the traditional church, at least as I’ve experienced it. It is infested to its core by moralistic, legalistic, fenced-in, inward-looking, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, shallow, incurious, arrogant, bombastic, patronizing, sneering so-called Christians. I find I am coming full-circle in my journey from my adolescence, and am left with much the [...]

Something to ponder, for the interested reader. I’ve been reading Deep Church by Jim Belcher for the last week or so, really trying to soak it in, and I want to talk about something I read last night about the biblical model of the Church. Dr. Belcher describes the early church as a gathering around [...]

Sorry guys, I’ve been up to my eyeballs in life made more abundant. My wife’s sister has terminal cancer, and so we’re struggling with the issues that come along with that. In fact, she took the kids and dropped them off with my family up in Georgia so she could turn around and drive to [...]