There are few things cuter than listening to my kids try to say certain words. I couldn’t help but capture Gage trying to say squash after he had just woofed down his mother’s squash casserole. And yes, sometimes I snort when I laugh.

I’m discovering more and more that it’s embarrassingly difficult for me to be with just God. I love the idea. I know the importance. But I often find myself carving time out to be in His presence only to be drawn away by this gnawing urge to return as quickly as possible to “productivity.” Why [...]

Few things say summertime like the good old Slip-N-Slide. There have been some unbelievable technology breakthroughs in the past 25 years that now entertain our kids on a daily basis. However, a piece of plastic with a little water on it never goes out of style. What’s your favorite thing about summer? Slip-N-Slide from Pete [...]

I’m a huge fan of community. I write and preach about how important and essential I believe it is quite often. But today I want to remind you of what community doesn’t do. In Clowning in Rome (which I highly recommend)  Henri Nouwen wrote: We constantly feel tempted to want more from those around us [...]

I’ve now had the privilege of living with my beautiful bride for some thirteen and a half years. For the most part it’s been thirteen years of bliss, but there is one thing she does (okay there is more than one, but this is the primary one) that drives me absolutely insane. I can’t stand [...]

Sometimes I just laugh at the goofy criticism people direct at me. I mean do people really think they can accurately  sum up my entire theology  by reading into a statement I made on twitter that consists of less than 140 characters or by taking one blog post completely out of context? Here’s a couple [...]

In the past two weeks we’ve had Cross Point Teams down in the Dominican as well as Honduras. My friend and Cross Point elder Dr. Walter Stephens led our trip down to Honduras and I asked him to let us know what they’ve been up to this week. This was our first mission trip which [...]

The other night I was getting ready to grill when Gage kept hanging on to my leg watching my every move. He said, “Dad, do you think one day I’ll be able to grill like you?” I said, “Sure buddy, in fact, why don’t you try grilling the hamburgers tonight?” There are few things that [...]

Every once in a while you make a discovery that cannot be kept secret any longer. So today I’m going to bless your life in such a way that you’ll probably be thanking me for years. I’m happy to introduce you to Chip Nuts. While on a recent trip to St. Louis I met with [...]

Cross Point Church announces the search for Campus Pastor for Cross Point Dickson! We’re excited to extend the search for the Campus Pastor position at our Dickson, TN campus. Cross Point Dickson launched in January 2008 and was the first venture into multi-site ministry for our church. Cross Point Dickson has grown strong and steady [...]