Taproot Church

Communication in Community

We see in Acts 13 that while a gathering of leaders and church members were worshipping, fasting, and praying the Holy Spirit directed them. I had a profound realization this afternoon that has rocked me to the core in light…

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Means of Transformation

Things change. By things I mean physical, social, emotional, and all the other “al” words that describe existence. It all changes. Sometimes things change for good and sometimes not so good. Some things easily ebb and flow other things are…

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The Continuationist Position: A Posture

In light of our audio difficulties this past Sunday and the jacked up recording I’m summing up our discussion on the blog. This is a very important facet of our church life and should not be missed.

The focus this…

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On the Murder of George Tiller

Tragedy has struck and the pastors of Taproot church would like to address it in no uncertain terms. I got the permission of the other pastors to write this blog—they may not say it exactly the same way as I,…

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Gang-bangers, grandmas, and white boys from Idaho.

The gospel is going forth in the south Seattle Metro in an amazing way at Taproot Church. As we’ve been working our way through the various facets of the glorious good news of Jesus Christ’s life, death, burial, and resurrection…

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Addiction, Grace, and Mystery

I’ve been reading this book, Addiction & Grace, for about the last year or so. I’m not happy about that. I’ve read several books in between, but for whatever reason there are just some books that I can’t read straight…

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World Missions Next Door

Highline Times posted this article on the front page today and it sent me reeling, so I thought I’d share my initial reaction with you.

“Tukwila school diversity leads U.S.”

This article goes on to tell of a New York…

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