Chris Bishop

Tis the season, for what?  It would seem harder and harder to sort our what the season is all about these days.  Sales and bargains begin earlier and earlier each year and the sales last longer and longer. There are 24 hour specials every 24 minutes it seems.  After thanksgiving malls are packed Internet commerce [...]

I came across this picture this week.  I thought about how this is not at all the feeling of thanksgiving day that I have ever seen.  First there is no disorder, mess, or stress in this picture at all.  If there was a picture that captured your thanksgiving what would it look like?  The closest [...]

This week I have been immersed in the scripture for this week’s sermon and I have been fascinated by the way Jesus asked such great questions. I think this is in part because in the past couple of weeks I have found myself searching for the right words to say.  But I have noticed that [...]

Sometimes in ministry leaders have to know when to get out of the way.  We spend a lot of time equipping those who we are in ministry with. This weekend as I was going to sleep during our “Homeless For a Night” event my mind went to the way that our students really stepped up [...]

I have my tent set and ready to go.  We have less that 30 minutes before the students come for our Homeless For a Night event and I am really excited about what all we are going to be doing.  I always get nervous at this time before an event.  Pray for the students, our [...]

Have you ever heard the saying “Blessed are the flexible because they never get bent out of shape” I am not one to make wild claims about my spiritual gifts, but I would say that flexibility is one of them.  It may not have been a naturally occurring gift, but through life experience I have [...]

This morning as I was driving to work I was thinking about all of the things that I have on my list to do.  It is one of those weeks where I have meetings every night this week, morning meetings a couple of days, a major youth event Saturday into Sunday, and about 500 things [...]