Your neighbors notice

Rob Yackley shares an experience from his neighborhood, and an encounter with a couple of “gnarly dudes.” Inhabit your neighborhood. Care for it and for the people who live there. Be good news. Your neighbors will notice. Read the entire post...

It’s the doing that counts

Rob Yackley writes about the importance of doing, reflecting on a story Jesus tells in Matthew 21. In the end, it’s not really what I heard or what I felt, or what I thought about, considered, intended or understood that counts. In the end, it’s the doing that counts....
What have I gotten myself into now?

What have I gotten myself into now?

We were hungry for this.  We’ve been so tired.  There are days we are at each others’ throats or frustrated with customers.  The first question we asked each other this morning was about what struggles we have or our friends have.  Now we know how to carry one...
10 Things I Learned While in the Middle East

10 Things I Learned While in the Middle East

No matter how objective we may think we are or desire to be, we all see the world through a specific telescope/worldview.  When we choose to look through the telescope of people who are “different” than us, we begin to get a more comprehensive picture of the world and...
What “Missional” Looks Like For Us

What “Missional” Looks Like For Us

Matt Chapman talks about his journey toward a missional life. We were good at what we did and yet even in the midst of our joy, we increasingly felt disconnected from the realities of what it meant to follow Jesus. We were so busy being with the people who attended...