I’m afraid that many pastors, if we were completely honest, would have to admit that we have no life outside of church—no hobbies, no relationships, no interests, no goals, no margins.  And we wonder why we’re bored or burned out.

In the new and increasingly flattened world, being in charge is an illusion.  Being in charge only worked (and marginally so) in a world of slow change; in a predictable universe where information (and thus, power) is ensconced in the hands of a few.  But that world is gone.

We recently sat down with sought after speaker and author Shane Hipps, for an interview about his recent book: The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture. Shane's interpretation of the popular idea, "the medium is the message," is quite compelling and—if he's right—has some far-reaching effects.

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One morning last summer, I woke up and began a conversation with the Lord about the day ahead. As I was talking to him about the things I needed his help with, a thought popped into my mind, “You lied yesterday.”

Perhaps the idea of "changing the world" has derailed a generation from actually accomplishing it. There’s a reason for this, and I think it has to do with our infatuation with knowing and being known.

I paused for a moment and swallowed the rest of my fried tomato. In my most clear and concise fashion I started with the first question, "who is God."

Ms. Hartman was an awful excuse for gym teacher—the poor soul wore moo moos—but everyone loved her because she let us break some of the school’s less important rules when other teachers weren’t looking. She was quite the rebel.