I’m not sure how I feel about wearing ties, but I do have two very strong opinions about them. First, if I must wear them, they will be tied with a proper dimple. Second, they must be regimental stripes. I was preaching in Pennsylvania once and took this picture of my ties lined up for the meetings. I traveled with enough ties to preach nine times without repeating. You can’t be too careful about these things.
You might be interested in seeing what I have written before about this.

A little over five years ago I met Woody Shoemaker. We were both pastors. Most recently he had pastored in the Flint Hills in rural Kansas. I had pastored in the lovely village of Fremont, Michigan. Our families both had relocated to downtown Flint, Michigan to take part in a ministry housed in a sixteen-story hotel. He headed up the college program and I was the director of the building.
While we were working together, Woody would stop by my office. I would brew coffee and we would talk theology, …

Russell Williams told me a sad story one day. Russell has a beautiful Christian family. He has devoted his early retirement to tireless Christian service, living in Christian community and serving others with his many skills. He is a man of ringing Christian character. He is a loving husband and father. His prayers are rich and sincere. His bright eyes are full of life. He is an intelligent man. He has the kind of sense of humor that I love. I’ve seen him laugh until tears come to his eyes. …

Do you ever feel the pressure the make sure your church is “worldly” so people will be attracted to it? If not I wonder what planet you live on. The pressure is on to make the church into an ecclesiastical version of the David Letterman Show or worse. This is epidemic in our time but it is not something new. Spurgeon felt the pressure to make the church “worldly” to make it effective in his day. Phil Johnson blogged an interesting quote on the subject recently.
John MacArthur has written powerfully …

I thought you might want to see this. We all have enjoyed Tracey Dartt’s song for years. The girls are planning a trip to Eastern Kentucky this summer to sing and serve there. They will have their own site up soon so you can ask them to sing at your church or festival.