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- October 9, 2017 — This Far and NO FURTHER :: Mother’s Day 2017 Car Accident
- March 31, 2017 — bible school choir bus tour across america :: top ten list
- August 25, 2015 — Sexual Identity Message Posted
- March 28, 2015 — haven’t changed a word for 15 years… until now
- July 31, 2014 — focus
- June 16, 2014 — aflc ordination service 2014 :: sovereign
- May 8, 2014 — where we go from here
- April 1, 2014 — the resurrection of the body
- March 20, 2014 — fred phelps sr. dies :: how do we respond?
- March 14, 2014 — first things :: my top five priorities as a pastor
- February 28, 2014 — new direction :: new focus :: new season
- August 28, 2013 — the door
- August 15, 2013 — a generous king
- August 15, 2013 — one thing
- August 15, 2013 — costly love
- August 7, 2013 — beyond the breaking point :: men’s night at fly 2013
- July 27, 2013 — beautifully broken :: amy skogerboe :: women’s night at fly 2013
- June 18, 2013 — forgiven much
- April 6, 2013 — Remembering Fran Monseth :: the unique hope of the gospel
- August 15, 2012 — “blue like jazz” the movie :: thoughts and ponderings
- July 25, 2012 — ambassadors
- June 26, 2012 — beyond sight :: faith questions in a time of grief
- March 28, 2012 — piper, obedience, suffering, and the hard path to deeper joy :: pursue joy :: part 5
- February 8, 2012 — somebody that i used to know :: bob’s beans, post-it style bootlegging and the creative process
- February 7, 2012 — big boy moments :: why i tell my boys to man up, nancy
- November 23, 2011 — eating gravy is an act of worship :: thanksgiving precedes joy
- November 4, 2011 — the day i knew what i was for :: pursue joy :: part 4
- November 1, 2011 — through water and fire
- October 28, 2011 — i used to have five boys, now i have three :: jesus is not my elmore smith
- October 13, 2011 — i’m shouting from the roof :: pursue joy :: part 3
- September 29, 2011 — god wants to wreck your life :: pursue joy :: part 1
- September 21, 2011 — tofurky eaters and lutheran drummers :: when conviction and freedom collide
- September 19, 2011 — AWANA tried to kill me :: carnivorous wolves and the gospel
- August 25, 2011 — roller coasters, the will of God, and how I almost killed my mom
- August 11, 2011 — worthless
- August 11, 2011 — sin
- August 11, 2011 — superchristian
- August 11, 2011 — the hour has come
- July 19, 2011 — church music is terrible :: how to make it better
- July 15, 2011 — yes, i’d like some sound biblical teaching with a side of discernment and extra intergrity… hold the snark
- July 7, 2011 — mountain top descent :: no bushels allowed
- May 28, 2011 — hitting my personal pause button :: time for a tech break
- May 27, 2011 — leadership focus :: if i build it, will they come?
- May 26, 2011 — let your quirk flag fly :: of trousers, toast, and trailers
- May 24, 2011 — i know you’re right, but you still can’t pray that he is trampled by a herd of rabid wildebeest
- May 12, 2011 — we don’t need to beat up the broken and stiff-arm sinners :: can i still be a lutheran?
- May 9, 2011 — i talk to myself :: keeping the crazy close
- May 1, 2011 — burning hearts inside us
- April 29, 2011 — less noise means more signal :: be direct
- April 26, 2011 — go therefore into the world and whack your gong
- April 19, 2011 — francis of assisi was wrong :: use words
- April 5, 2011 — what’s your problem? :: writing relevant sermons
- April 4, 2011 — six sermon prep tips :: how i get ready to preach
- April 2, 2011 — i lie to children :: pride cometh before the beef
- March 28, 2011 — not going to church? don’t want to? :: i’m asking for your help
- March 26, 2011 — helen keller is an enabler :: adrenaline addiction, the artistic temperament, and my new wingsuit habit
- March 22, 2011 — north dakota gets a pass, but canada is going down :: culture, church, and contending for the faith
- February 26, 2011 — this post brought to you by ricky gervais… and the letter “n”
- February 25, 2011 — the strength of a grown man… and a little baby :: uncomfortable is good
- February 15, 2011 — some technofunk sauce in real time :: artemis vs. the city
- February 14, 2011 — getting the girl :: a miraculous valentines day tale
- February 11, 2011 — Lord, please hit some Christians in the face with a goose like you did to Fabio. Amen.
- February 9, 2011 — worship evangelism :: seeds, soil, and heat lamps
- February 8, 2011 — light of the world
- January 31, 2011 — silent transitions :: transcendence, escape, awakening
- January 26, 2011 — exploiting that one guy with the pickup and air compressor :: of pandas, power tools, and studying greek
- January 24, 2011 — of babies and bathwater (part 2) :: leading your church like a heathen
- January 14, 2011 — don’t let go of the ropes :: missionary prayer cover matters
- January 12, 2011 — innovative and beautiful :: (ome) tired birds
- January 7, 2011 — showdown at whowearsthepants pass :: you know you’re the parent, right?
- December 30, 2010 — being a manly dad :: control vs. influence
- December 19, 2010 — of babies and bathwater (part one) :: the emerging church
- December 13, 2010 — northpoint, ipads, and christmas cheer :: can fun and reverence coexist?
- December 2, 2010 — four and a half million shades of wrong :: “jesus is a friend of mine” top ten list
- November 29, 2010 — the world’s got cooties! get it off! get it off!
- November 24, 2010 — why thanksgiving… the MOTHER of all run-on sentences
- November 20, 2010 — rockmelt sauce :: fast, socially-connected browsing
- November 19, 2010 — of francis chan, christian carpooling, and why i’m doing the chicken dance… in my heart
- November 16, 2010 — mormons are christians, too, right? :: glenn beck might be right… and wrong
- November 7, 2010 — why i’m adding tumblr :: social momentum and on-line aggregation
- November 5, 2010 — our passivity is killing people :: i’ll never forget this
- October 30, 2010 — favorite political attack ad :: “sam katz… he kicks children in the face”
- October 26, 2010 — does every message we preach need to be a clear “law and gospel” presentation? :: part 3 of 3
- October 22, 2010 — church planting video tutorial :: it’s all about the pants
- October 21, 2010 — rise up, oh men of god, and put down that froo froo latte :: resisting the wussification of the church
- October 16, 2010 — it will get better, but that’s not the point :: a response to gene robinson, with my gay friends and the church listening in
- October 12, 2010 — i want to be an aberration :: and i’d like that dress medium rare
- October 9, 2010 — please stop talking :: my friend john lost his daughter
- October 9, 2010 — saturday mirth :: now back to me :: grover does old spice
- October 7, 2010 — suppressing my gag reflex :: worship leading with excellence… but not too much excellence
- October 1, 2010 — a great story is getting better :: help save blue like jazz
- September 17, 2010 — danny loves annie :: danny is dying :: hope stronger than wishes
- September 16, 2010 — the great sloppy wet kiss debate :: preference, poets and purpose
- September 10, 2010 — does every message we preach need to be a gospel message? (part deux)
- September 8, 2010 — dakota skies :: jeremy erickson, art, and mirrors
- September 2, 2010 — preaching the gospel… and other stuff :: an honest question the week before seminary begins
- September 1, 2010 — *insert caption here*
- August 31, 2010 — glenn beck: the new mormon voice of evangelical christianity
- August 27, 2010 — new kindle launches today :: yeah, but can it cook me breakfast?
- August 25, 2010 — sleepyheads :: smacked in the face again
- August 11, 2010 — i love you man, but i can’t stand your wife :: anne rice, derek webb, vampires, and the church
- August 9, 2010 — going :: how to know when god says go
- August 9, 2010 — why god made moms
- July 22, 2010 — “wanna see something jiggly?”
- July 22, 2010 — heart AND mind :: john piper on idolatry and love
- July 21, 2010 — flipboard + ipad = yes :: connection is the new isolation
- July 15, 2010 — why i don’t need God anymore :: the greatest letter of all time
- July 13, 2010 — faith of our fathers :: potatoes and a brain tumor
- July 2, 2010 — it’s the dad life :: embarrassingly accurate
- June 22, 2010 — the power of character and a great story :: what i learned reading don miller’s “a million miles in a thousand years”
- June 21, 2010 — ah… oh… eh… ee… ay… :: i’m yours, but cuter
- June 11, 2010 — my circumstances have changed :: my god has not
- June 3, 2010 — this time i really mean it :: husbandry 101
- May 28, 2010 — of yo-yos and chicanery :: what i learned from “K-Strass”
- May 24, 2010 — the power of “dislike” :: criticism worth hearing
- May 22, 2010 — a new chapter :: when god says go
- May 7, 2010 — my personal pause button
- April 27, 2010 — out of the fog :: scooby doo, star gazing, and being fully alive
- April 25, 2010 — john piper invites rick warren to desiring god 2010 :: what are we supposed to do now?
- April 24, 2010 — chosen, adopted, and fiercely loved
- April 20, 2010 — crossing the awkward :: friendship at the speed limit in outer space
- April 15, 2010 — jennifer knapp, christian faith, and homosexuality :: an open letter to the church and my gay friends
- April 4, 2010 — sunday’s coming… sunday’s here :: Easter 2010
- March 30, 2010 — when you’re kids just aren’t good enough…
- March 24, 2010 — miracles, healing… or not :: god is good
- March 23, 2010 — jesus, love songs, and intimacy in public :: the boxer shorts dream
- March 16, 2010 — the God of love and justice :: part two
- March 10, 2010 — the God of love and justice :: part one
- March 4, 2010 — OK GO… keep going… keep going… keep going…
- March 3, 2010 — please don’t share the gospel :: fishers of men, yes… bait-and-switch evangelism, no
- February 24, 2010 — worship music :: worship God
- February 24, 2010 — when the shock turns numb :: haiti now
- February 23, 2010 — the tooth fairy is real :: you think i’m kidding
- February 19, 2010 — tiger woods apologizes :: but, why?
- February 16, 2010 — the great exchange :: wired for relationships
- February 15, 2010 — conquering the slopes :: sledding with my boys
- February 12, 2010 — four words that saved my boys… from me
- February 11, 2010 — mutemath in japan :: tight with extra groove sauce
- February 9, 2010 — separated at birth :: whirled peas and God’s holiness
- February 4, 2010 — is the church for believers or unbelievers? :: starbucks, the gospel, and outsiders among us
- January 27, 2010 — jesus take the wii :: take it from our hens
- January 21, 2010 — i believe, like, you know? :: in defense of the declarative voice
- January 20, 2010 — leading worship with awesome hair :: God, humility… and lasers
- January 15, 2010 — if not now, when? :: deep cries out to deep in haiti
- January 14, 2010 — davidDanced :: why iWorship
- January 13, 2010 — liszt, bernstein, and a guy named itay :: three leadership principles of great conductors
- January 9, 2010 — apollo 11 revisited :: grandpa rudy’s one small step
- January 6, 2010 — of twitter and fruitcake :: open letter to social media skeptics who will never read this because they won’t see the tweet…
- January 1, 2010 — welcome to 2010 :: new beginnings :: pixar’s partly cloudy
- December 31, 2009 — new years, star wars, and jean valjean :: best top ten list ever?
- December 29, 2009 — tradition, pancake balls, and singing in norwegian :: thank you grandpa bob
- December 23, 2009 — sara renner and the elements live at living hope :: fearless joy
- December 12, 2009 — favre and ochocinco :: identity and belonging
- December 9, 2009 — worship ministry team values :: we’ve got spirit, yes we do
- December 8, 2009 — matt chandler addresses the village :: cancer, faith, strength
- December 2, 2009 — popcorn leadership :: outreach orville redenbacher style
- November 30, 2009 — accappella is cool :: christmas on the serengeti
- November 24, 2009 — throwing money at my mom :: the key to a happy life
- November 19, 2009 — she said yes
- November 16, 2009 — slugbug church :: enjoying your church without feeling guilty
- November 11, 2009 — when you’ve got it you’ve got it :: you can dew it!
- November 5, 2009 — rick warren is not the antichrist :: seeker sensitive sacred cow tipping
- October 30, 2009 — 5 keys to a sufficiently christian halloween :: wiener is a funny word
- October 27, 2009 — who do you think you are? :: promises, promises
- October 23, 2009 — the “between land,” steve jobs, and why i don’t own a beach house
- October 15, 2009 — what is it worth :: compassion in perspective
- October 5, 2009 — designing ministry, part 3 :: rebrand 2009 :: logo development
- October 1, 2009 — teaching kids to worship :: full contact without pads
- September 29, 2009 — designing ministry, part 2 :: good enough for church
- September 23, 2009 — designing ministry, part 1 :: rebrand 2009 :: new brochure
- September 22, 2009 — surf or get wet :: the information tsunami
- September 17, 2009 — isaac james :: the greatest nine-year-old of all time
- September 15, 2009 — kanye west, jay leno, and taylorgate :: a rare moment
- September 11, 2009 — september 11 :: remembering
- September 10, 2009 — band of brothers :: my team of levites
- September 9, 2009 — my new musical romance :: imogen heap
- September 7, 2009 — time with my boy :: savor is a verb
- August 31, 2009 — words that prove you’re in deep :: aka “pagan repellent”
- August 26, 2009 — youtwitface fad seems to be catching…
- August 26, 2009 — in defense of violence, part two :: it's my cheek he's talking about
- August 22, 2009 — in defense of violence, part one :: being a mirror-bearer
- August 19, 2009 — love and justice :: fear and love
- August 18, 2009 — day one :: committed to living intentionally
- August 15, 2009 — tweeting for the 268 generation… at last!
- August 6, 2009 — why social media is like boxing, which is like ballet, except the dancers hit each other…
- August 5, 2009 — being “real” without being not real… or a jerk
- July 30, 2009 — baseball, posers, and the fear of men
- July 22, 2009 — rite of passage :: what makes a man
- July 17, 2009 — church leader’s guide to butts in seats :: deep and wide
- July 14, 2009 — real people vs. youtwitface
- July 10, 2009 — making a case for being small
- July 9, 2009 — help me not drive my non-church-going friends insane
- July 8, 2009 — twittervangelism, skeptics, and why i just blew up
- July 7, 2009 — i choose tension, thank you very much
- July 3, 2009 — becoming a better dad
- July 1, 2009 — i heart rob bell, and i think he’s a heretic
- June 30, 2009 — worship leading team purpose/vision/values
- June 29, 2009 — so this is how it begins…
