Together We Grow

The Honest Answer About Busy I want to start with a quick show of hands. How many of you have said the words “I’m so busy” sometime in the last week? That’s pretty much the whole room. Here’s a follow-up, and this one’s a little more honest. How many of you said it as a complaint? And how many of you said it a little bit proud? Because if we’re honest, it’s usually both. Busy is exhausting. We’re tired. But busy also makes us feel important. When somebody asks, “How are you d

We’ve been talking about who we are here at Colfax Christian Church, and this week we’re looking at one of our core values. We call it Developing Family. We believe the church is at its strongest when every generation is in the room together. When a seven-year-old is sitting a few rows up from a seventy-year-old, and they’re both singing to the same God. Faith isn’t just passed down through programs and classes. Programs are good. Classes are good. But faith is caught. It’s c

The Minister Who Wouldn’t Let Me Pay For five years I served at a small church in rural Kentucky. The senior pastor there was the father of one of the guys I went to Bible college with. When I first got there, I was pretty worried about how it was going to go. I didn’t know if he was going to see me as a peer, or if he was going to see me as a kid. One of his son’s buddies from school. When I first met Chip, he was a little intimidating. He is 6'4" and he grew up on a ranch i

The Emperor's Memo I want to take you back to the summer of 362. The most powerful man in the world sits down and writes a memo. And it's about church people. His name is Emperor Julian. Julian was the nephew of Constantine, the first Roman emperor to become a Christian. Julian was raised in a Christian home. But somewhere along the way, he turned from the faith. When he became emperor, he set out to bring back the old gods. He reopened the pagan temples. He put the priests b

Flips vs. Rebuilds Abby and I love looking at houses for sale. It's a fun hobby for us. But here's the thing. We look for completely different stuff. I look at the land. I want to know what's around it, how much of it there is. And I like unique houses. Give me something with character. Abby looks at two things, and only two things. How old is the AC and heating unit? And, does this house look like a flip? Let me explain why that second question matters. A flip covers up prob

Our Job Is the Sowing. God's Job Is the Growing.