Game Changer

This past week I asked several people around the office about the biggest “game changer” they had ever experienced in their life. I extended the conversation to my friends on Facebook and Twitter. And needless ...

Men and Women

When I was growing up, my hat mattered. As a kid, I was convinced that the jagged peaks of sweat and soil on my much-used baseball hat told the world that I was a hard-working ballplayer. Of course, I’m sure...

Bodybuilding with Tongues

This Saturday is Halloween. For most children, it’s a day to get candy because of (or in spite of!) their playful costumes. As we grow older, however, many of us hear rumors and stories about Halloween’s dar...

A Still More Excellent Way

What are some of the non-negotiable, essential rules in your home?   Respect others? Always make your bed? Beeeeeeeeeeee humble? (This last one was important in my house growing up... though ...

Body Parts

Imperfect noses. Love handles. Overgrown eyebrows. We all have parts of our bodies we wish were a bit... different. On the other hand, we also have parts of our bodies we prefer and even prioritize....

Know Your Cuts of Meat

At one time, our American dietary vocabulary was pretty simple. Food was “good” or it was “fast” or it was sometimes “organic.” These days, however, our words for what we eat sound like another language. Pal...

Freedom & Culture

In 2012 the Women’s Olympic Marathon was won in the record time of 2:23:07 by Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia. That is a pace of 5:28 per mile for 26.2 miles–that is really fast! Second place was only 5 seconds behind ...

Grace in Your Place

When was the last time someone asked you for advice? For me, the requests are pretty frequent, especially in the last 18 months since I became the campus pastor at Grace Snellville. I must admit, however, th...

Holy Wholeness, Part 2

This week as I have been preparing to preach from Paul’s words about our faith and sexuality in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, I was reminded of a journal entry I wrote to Amy (my then girlfriend and now wife) on a lon...

Who’s In? // Who’s Out?

How do you deal with problems? Do you ignore them and hope they go away on their own? Do you try to deal with them as quickly and painlessly as possible? Do you tackle them head on? Of course, it's imp...