“The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you’re not careful it’s too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.” — Norm Macdonald

Taps the sign.

Tonight we will shine in tie-dye to honor the life and legacy of Bob Weir Grateful Dead

I will repost this every time I see it. It's a reminder to those in leadership to make space for the fringe in every meeting place...and to listen well to them. Sure. They'll miss a few shots, but the ones they hit are GOLD.

"Life without community has produced, for many, a life style consisting mainly of a home-to-work-and-back-again shuttle. Social well-being and psychological health depend upon community. It is no coincidence that the ‘helping professions’ became a major industry in the United

In 2008, approximately 45 million people reported that they had never attended church services. In 2022, 85 million never attended. (2025 estimates are around 93 million) That's an increase of 40 million in 14 years, or 48 million in 17 years. Over the same period, the United

As an aside, those around tables & loving their neighbor, are actually leading trends and helping people grow. Those interested in church trends and growth techniques as ends rather than means have a limited view of what it means to be a church.

The amount of truth in this statement...hoo boy.

Truck Packing Day! The greatest game is waking up from the winter slumber...

We asked 2400 non-religious people why they left religion. The most popular answer? Religious hypocrisy. Followed by "religion doesn't make sense" and "religious bigotry"

We don't need to rebrand Christianity, we need to follow Jesus and let the branding take care of itself.

This might be one of the most insightful posts on middle school ministry I've every seen.

We need silence. We need solitude. The great paradox of our time is that the more they seem like a luxury in a world of war and want, the more of a necessity they become to the survival of our souls. ~ Maria Popova

Asked Alexa to play "My Soundtrack" and she came out of the gate hot with Husker Du's "Divide and Conquer." Buckle up, Tuesday. Apparently, it's gonna be pretty confrontational, with me winning.

Take time to read the short excerpt, kids. I'm fully on board with a shift in "delivery" in our Tribe. If this snippet is at all a representation of the e-book to come, well, Brad Brisco, take my money.

When I was in middle school I know I'd have said "NL East, NL West, NL Central, AL East..."

There's a LOT to unpack in that first sentence, man. Here's your reminder that local church expressions should start with Christology which will inform the missiology which will point toward ecclesiology. When we design in reverse, we get worshiptainment.