“Technites”

We are rebuilding the Tower of Babel, only this time we are not using bricks and mortar, but silicon chips and genetic engineering.

James Emery White on May 14, 2014

A very “selfie” world

It’s a good word for our day, as without a doubt, it has become a very “selfie” world. Or as Christopher Lasch presciently noted, ours is a culture of narcissism.

James Emery White on April 28, 2014

The millennial mistake

Why are we focusing on Christian Millennials who leave the church in order to learn how to reach non-Christian Millennials who are not in the church?

James Emery White on March 20, 2014

Talking to the “Nones”

The single fastest growing religious group of our time is those who check the box next to the word "none" on national surveys.

James Emery White on March 4, 2014

An inconvenient truth

The reality is that if you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve always been.

James Emery White on February 28, 2014

Knowing when to care

James Emery White looks at what church leaders should be caring about.

James Emery White on February 19, 2014

Unplug your family

My wife and I were in a restaurant having lunch the other day with one of our sons, and couldn’t help but notice a nearby family: a mom, dad, two boys, and a daughter. The daughter was middle school age, and clearly in contemporary middle school mode:  ear buds securely in place, staring off into space.  Every aspect of her demeanor made…

James Emery White on January 31, 2014

Money before a watching world; managing church funds

There are few things more important to guard before a watching world than a church’s financial reputation. A church is always in the public’s eye, so it makes sense to prioritize managing church funds well. With Billy Graham’s 95th birthday, and the “My Hope” effort across the world, I was reminded how few people have maintained…

James Emery White on December 11, 2013

Is Google God?

Is Google God? Columnist Thomas Friedman posed this question in The New York Times in June of 2003.  Quoting the vice-president of a Wi-Fi provider, Friedman writes that “Google, combined with Wi-Fi, is a little bit like God.  God is wireless, God is everywhere and God sees and knows everything.  Throughout history, people connected…

James Emery White on October 28, 2013

The miracle of the happening

Whether accomplished in a moment or in eighty years, it is all God's work. The miracle is not in the speed of it's happening, but in the happening itself.

James Emery White on October 18, 2013