200 Yard Golf Shot

The perfect excuse for the next time my ball goes in the drink.
The video res is a little big, but still worth it.

Success in the Church

I've been challenged lately about what does success look like in the a local church? Is it when the church parking lot is full?

All in all, I've never really thought through this issue with this specific question. It is a good question for just about anything. I think the answer is enlightening and perhaps a game changer.

I love what Dwight Smith, author of "Invading Secular Space" says. Here's a short intro video:


According to Smith, an inadequate definition of success is "more people, more money, happy people." Hmmmm. Instead the definition of success in the church should be the extent to which each person in the congregation is living out their faith in the context that God has put them - that is they are invading secular space. Double hmmm.

Northwoods 2010

When we arrived, the mosquitoes were malnourished and anemic. Now they have been declared obese and are enrolled in Jenny Craig. The Hopkins family enjoyed two weeks in the woods of Wisconsin and the UP - truly an amazing and unique place. Here are some pics....

The boys looking for the fish!

And then they found the fish...

Nice billy-bass off of Crooked Lake.

Nathan even got in on the action...

Great northern on Lower 9 Mile.