Photo Booth

Apple’s Photo Booth can turn even the most handsome man into…well, what you see above. (Believe it or not, the one on the left doesn’t have any distortions or effects

Pastoring isn’t so tough

Yesterday I argued that pastoring might be harder than other forms of leadership. In a way I believe that, simply because the North American church is in such a mess overall and there

You can’t believe half of what you hear

I woke up yesterday to an amazingly encouraging e-mail. Later in the morning I had a meeting that was, shall we say, less than complimentary to me. It’s the second one

Leading with a Limp

One of the better leadership books I’ve read lately is Leading With a Limp by Dan Allender. Dan’s thesis is that God doesn’t use leaders who are strong and effective.

Teaching God’s story

In her excellent book on children's ministry, Ivy Beckwith writes about some of the mistakes we make in teaching the Bible. Although she is writing about the way we teach children,