I was sitting in a local coffee shop having a great conversation with my dear friend, Aaron.  Aaron and I have been friends for several years and it seems that our conversations always swirl around the idea of significance.
Don’t get me wrong here…we’re not talking about what makes us significant.  We’re talking about what makes [...]

Last year, before I was called to be Lead Pastor at Park Street Church, I sent out my resume with a cover letter. Here is part of what I said. You can decide if my wife was right in thinking I may have been too blunt.
“Dear Yada, I am sending you my resume [...]

Today I opened my Facebook page and had an invite to join somebody’s cause.  You know what I’m talking about, there is a little side menu that tells you that somebody wants to be your friend, suggest you become friends with someone, invite you to an event, give you a cow from Farmville, load you [...]

Lately I’ve been pondering a whole slew of things.  Among them has been the evangelistic impulse of the church that calls us all to share the gospel and bring the life-saving message of Jesus to those around us.  The impetus for such a grand movement of God’s people flows of out Jesus’ words, post-Resurrection, found [...]

In response to my previous post on this topic, one of the commenters said this:
“I say, your faith must govern your politics, or you can’t really call yourself a “Christian”. If your politics cause you to do something that Christ would not do…you have violated those limits.”
This is the perfect lead-in to the next leg [...]

While reading, found a list of great questions we should always ask about any (and all) worship gatherings with which we’re involved:

Did we lift the name of Jesus up as a centerpiece of why we gathered? (See Revelation 5:6 and 5:13-14, Colossians 3:17, and Philippians 2:9-11.)
Did we have a time in the Scriptures learning the [...]

The Jesus Prayer, also known as the Prayer of the Mind, Prayer of the Heart, or simply, The Prayer,  finds its roots in the rich history of the Eastern Orthodox Church.  (It’s actually thought to be as old as the church itself.) It is a short, formulaic prayer whose words have ranged from very simple, [...]

Reflections from Pastor Bill
July 4, 2009
(Please forgive the bland look, this blog is still under construction)
This fourth of July weekend we will celebrate our national freedom – which privdes us with a perfect launch to celebrate our personal freedom as the followers of Jesus Christ.  In working through my sermon this week on John 8 [...]

The Parable of the Sower
1After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, 2and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; 3Joanna the [...]

It’s 4:00am and I’m wide awake.  My mind is on one of its tangents that have become a hallmark of my thinking style.  The brown beady eyes of my dog Lucky just stare at me.  Almost like he’s asking, “Dad/owner, why are you awake at this bewitching hour?”  Not two words into typing this, I [...]