Archive for the ‘Top 10s’ Category

Top Ten Tuesday: TV Shows I’m Looking Forward To

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

With Heroes return to the little screen last night we can fully embrace the return of prime time television. I wanted to do a post on the 10 new shows I'm most looking forward to. However, I couldn't find 10. So, this will be two lists in ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Give Me Ideas

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

I was going to do the top 10 most embarrassing books on my shelves today. However, when I came back into my office yesterday I found a computer that would not turn on. Upon further inspection we find that said computer is fried. Luckily, I was able to take ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Coming Issues The Church Will Face

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

I'm no prophet and make no claims to be. I'm not even a skilled prognosticator. If I was I'd be playing the horses. However, there is no doubt that there is a coming tidal wave of issues that intellectually honest and sincere Christians will face in the future if ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Jobs I Would Consider If Not In Ministry

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Since I am in the middle of this transition I thought it would be apropos to step back and do some internal evaluation. Implicit in my role as a minister is a sense of calling that this is what God wants me to do with my life. But what if ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Places I Apparently Want To Live

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

So being in the midst of a ministry search brings about some exciting possibilities. But there is one thing that is assured this time around: it has to be a place where we can stay long-term. With our oldest daughter entering first grade we can't move around any ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Best Albums of 2007 (So Far)

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Since we have passed the midway mark of this year I thought it an apropos time to look back at the best the music world has had to offer through June. Understand that this list is not static and is likely to change considerably as the year progresses. At this ...

Top 30 Tuesday: Greatest Soft Rock Songs

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

This past weekend VHI unveiled their 40 most softsational soft-rock songs. As usual, some of their picks were great. Styx's "Babe" was a great choice at #2. Some, not so great. I can imagine Escape (The Pina Colada Song) being on a one-hit wonders list but ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Books That Have Shaped My Life

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Attempting this ambitious of a list is quite a daunting one. Especially when I try to recall the books that I have read through the years. What follows is not necessarily a list of the greatest books that I have read but the ones that have helped to shape me ...

Top 10 Wednesday: Most Dangerous Cults

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

There is a lot of talk that persists in the world today about dangerous religious movements and the toll that they exact on unsuspecting people. From a potential presidential candidate to a leading Hollywood star to my own religious heritage questions persist about what does and does not constitute ...

Top 10 Tuesday: Phrases That Should Be Eliminated

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

(Subtitled: Where I Get Myself in a Good Amount of Trouble) One good thing about job security is that I don't have to go through the rigmarole of interviewing for a ministry job. I've done way too many of those and would prefer to never have to do it again. For ...