The Bible Sherpa

Hello faithful Bible Sherpa readers! This note is a quick apology for my temporary leave of absence. Sometimes other things in life take precedence over a blog. I know – it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. So here’s an update on what’s going on with me that has taken all of my focus of late:

1) I am now the senior pastor at Calvary Chapel Bay St. Louis. How exciting is that?! Sunday morning May 10th I preached my first message as the church’s pastor. I am so thankful to serve God with such amazing people in the midst of an awesome work of God’s love and power. Seriously, I love my church. Pastor Frank Griffin served faithfully with great integrity and sincere love over the past few years, and I am honored to take the baton and run the next leg of this awesome race. Thanks to all of you for caring and thanks for praying for me! If you ever find yourself in South Mississippi, come and enjoy some good old fashion southern hospitality at one of the friendliest churches you’ll find anywhere.

2) I just sent in my very first book proposal to a publishing house. Yes, it was the same week as the pastoral change. It’s been a busy week! The book is called, “Why Did God Make Life So Frustrating?” It’s about (more…)

Welcome back to the Bible Sherpa. I have to apologize for not posting any updates for the last couple weeks. I have been trying to focus my time and attention on getting the podcast and the Bible Guides going (don’t forget that the really good stuff on this website is still yet to come!). Sometimes you just gotta focus on one thing at a time. I do still owe you all the rest of the Love Lie countdown, and of course the results of the most ridiculous love songs vote. For now I just wanted to point out that I updated the Author Bio. Since Google Analytics tells me that most of you never take the time to read the Author Bio, I thought you might enjoy this fun little excerpt….

The tricky business of asking for a testimonial…

So I was thinking to myself, “Hey Kris (that’s what I call myself when I’m thinking), what if someone comes to check out your website and they’ve never met you before and they just don’t know if they can trust you. You could tell them that you are someone they can trust, but that’s pretty weak – anyone could say that about himself. Why don’t you ask someone for a testimonial about you.” (A testimonial is a quote from someone who knows you, who vouches for you and basically tells people that you rock and they should buy your book or whatever).

Now this is sort of a funny business, asking for a testimonial. It’s sort of like saying, “Hey, would you say really nice things about me so I can tell everyone how awesome you think I am?” On the other hand, you folks need to know if you can trust me, (more…)