no, i don't just write blogs

Some of you know this, many of you don't...in addition to writing on this blog, I write a regular column for a Christian magazine, Light & Life. It's pretty cool how I ended up becoming one of the regular writers. One day while at work, I ended up on the phone with the managing editor of L&L. She had called the church about something unrelated to me and then through the course of our conversation she found out that I was the "small groups guy."

I guess she was intrigued. NewPointe has about 100 small groups and oh, by the way, NPCC is the largest church in the Free Methodist denomination. I don't think she was impressed by that, or even thinking about that...but it probably helped. I think more to the point, she just really needed someone to write the next small groups column for the magazine. She asked me if I liked to write. I said yes. And she gave me a one-time shot. I submitted my first column. It got accepted and published. She called me a couple of weeks later to offer me three more columns. The three columns have now turned into a regular gig.

Why am I telling you this? Quite frankly, it's just top-of-mind with me right now. My next deadline is this Monday. I've got my rough draft done. The next step is for me to give it to DD for editing and feedback.

In case you're wondering, I always write about small groups. I try to tie my column to the feature article by giving practical advice, tips, or action steps for groups. This is not always easy. Feature articles have dealt with pornography addiction, suicide bombers, and homosexuality. Try tying small groups to those!

Anyway, it's fun and I'm humbled by and grateful for the opportunity.

So now you want to hurry over to the L&L website and subscribe, don't you?

Oh, one more thing...don't be surprised that if, in my next column, you read some ideas that I've shared here, in my blog.