Sunday night, friends and family came together to “send the Graves family off Nashville style.” For Michigan folks, it was pretty convincing. It was quite a scene. I told Kara, on the way to the gathering, that “there’s little chance I’ll cry tonight.” When I walked into the room to see everyone who’d shown for [...]

This guy knows how to celebrate . . .

I’m going to “out” myself and other ministers. Most of us don’t get real excited about weddings. Funerals are a different matter (something about captive audiences). For one, there are usually complex family issues at work in weddings that are beyond the scope of any one [...]

Today, Kara and I made public our new adventure (not to be confused with the Lucas Adventure). Beginning late summer, Kara and I will join the mission of the Otter Creek Church in Nashville, TN. This was a very difficult decision. We prayed. Cried. Discussed. Listened. Sought wisdom from mentors. Prayed some more. We feel [...]

My friend Wade Hodges made a big announcement today. You can read about his courage to hear God’s call on his life by clicking here. Wade–you have lots of people who believe in the ways God’s gifted you. Count the yes votes, and don’t worry about the naysayers.
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Our small group is reading Sex God right [...]

Last year’s Imagine Christmas at Rochester Church was my first (and perhaps last) singing performance. P-Middy is playing the guitar, trying to keep up with the nervous novice (c’est moi).
Check it out.

For tickets to this year’s show, click HERE. Read about the great event HERE. Chris and Vicki Lindsey (et al) are incredibly talented.

“The life for which God has been preparing you for is, by the grace of God, slowly being taken from you.” –Walter Brueggemann quoted in Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor
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I love thinking about Sunday Worship as the dress rehearsal for the rest of the week. Sunday morning worship is the time when all [...]

Lao Tsu once wrote:
Go to the peopleLive with them,Learn from them,Love them.Start with what they know,Build with what they have,But with the best leaders, when the work is done, the taskAccomplished,The people will say,We have done it ourselves
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Last night, during our mid-week service, several of our college students participated in our Can I Get a [...]