Our kids love swimming pools. They splash contentedly for hours in heavily-chlorinated water. I, too, am fond of swimming, but my real love is sitting in the sun and reading. Therefore, I place great value on my kids ability to floating without my immediate physical presence—whether through their own prowess or through the use of artificial floatation. Our floatation device of choice is water wings.

Since Sunday, I’ve been second-guessing the sermon I gave on Mother's Day. As I said in that very sermon, ‘Mother's Day is an impossible day.” One of the reasons it’s an impossible day is because it unavoidably calls attention to our differences. I’ve been thinking about those differences.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s improbable and bracket-busting run in the NCAA tournament has got me thinking. Thinking about under-dogs, thinking about the power of sports to bring a city together, and (unfortunately) thinking about riots.

Wondering aloud about where all the good men have gone and what the Christian message says about it.

As City Church prepares to move into a new worship space, Erik reflects on core characteristics for the church to embody through the new location.

Reflections on City Church's upcoming move to a new location for our Sunday afternoon worship and two dangerous responses we should avoid.

Where can men turn for help in figuring out how to be a man?

Some reflections on blogging one year after starting this 'Thinking About' blog.

Thinking About what delivers the perfect life that we all crave.