Ragamuffins. This community is about creating conversation. Daily disturbing and disrupting the way we’ve always thought, always lived, always believed. The Elephant Room is about yearly disturbing and disrupting the way we think, the way we lead, and the way we do church. Why? Because we both believe that the uncomfortable conversations, the passionate discussions, [...]
We have needs in our churches. Cool videos, logos, lights, pretty people, greeters, parking teams, Disney shows for the kids. None of these are bad. But sometimes we need to be reminded what the church looks like outside of our walls. Youcef Nadarkhani is a Christian pastor in Iran who is being sentenced to death [...]
“We run after values that at death, become zero… That’s what dying patients teach you.” – Elisabeth Kübler Ross This is Kathleen, who is both a hospice volunteer and a hospice patient. She has been preparing for her own death for over a decade, but has managed to master that art of living from [...]
It’s so hard to explain. Because it’s never the same. Lately I explain it as this… You know when you are freezing cold, and you can’t help but shiver. It’s like that. Except you look at your arms and you aren’t shivering. It’s like your insides are shivering. Living with anxiety is a bitch. Quite [...]
Dear administrator person who oversees worship leader… 1. It’s not that they don’t want to be organized, it’s just that they won’t ever have that skill set, because you hired them to do something else. Help them. Don’t grade them. 2. You’re view looking at the back of people’s heads as they worship is only [...]
Hey guys, while I am spending today driving through the plains of Kansas, I thought I’d have the #2 Ragamuffin in command, my assistant, Noelle, drop some bombs of wisdom on you. _________________________________________________________________ It’s time for a little estrogen up in here. So, grab a cup of coffee, make sure all your toilet seat lids [...]
Amen…
People try so hard to build a platform. They network and network until they have met all the people with “platforms”. At this point they begin to build replicas of the platforms already built. And the people with platforms watch with bewilderment at this new wave of platform builders, who have basically gone into the [...]
“You should really wear a wedding ring. Especially when you are traveling.” I had this said to me about a week ago by a random conference attendee. I wanted to reply… “Actually. My wife would rather me not masturbate in the hotel room tonight with a figment of my imagination flashing across 15″ of LCD [...]
A couple weeks ago Losiah and I told you about my involvement as an ambassador for Both Ends Burning. So many of you responded and signed the petition to change the broken system of international adoption. If you haven’t joined me in STEP 1, do it today! The task is huge, but Craig’s vision and [...]
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