The Tyranny of Distraction

The Tyranny of Distraction

  • Posted on March 9, 2016
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How full is your DVR? I’m always fighting with mine. If I ever get below 50%, I get so excited. But, two weeks later, it’s right back to warning me that it might be too full. (If you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, ask a friend!) “Are you sure you want to record this?” it asks me. “Maybe you should get some shows off me and come back?” it says, with a wink. Who are you to shame me for my addiction, DVR? You, who are my primary enabler? You, who keep enticing me with your easy...Read more …
The Simplicity of Sharing

The Simplicity of Sharing

  • Posted on March 7, 2016
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I was getting a routine cut and color from Wendy, a delightful woman in town who had been divorced twice and was recovering from another bad relationship. Over the previous two years I had learned much of her painful story, which included her parents’ tragic deaths when she was fairly young..  Through our regular encounters, sharing our daily lives together for a couple hours every six weeks, we were becoming friends. I sensed that although she was unwilling to attend any church, Wendy was desperately seeking an internal peace that she thought maybe God could provide. She knew that I...Read more …
On the Radio – Walk the Way

On the Radio – Walk the Way

This is Walk the Way. Brought to you by Q Place. I’m Jeff Klein.  And I’m Pam Klein. Not too long ago, a friend texted me a picture of her youngest son, painting, helping out at a service project with our church. I sat back and marveled at how God works. We met this family years ago when we were novice gymnast parents – but they weren’t and they took it upon themselves to get us in the loop. No problem, they said, as we thanked them over and over, we’ll be spending lots of time together. They were so...Read more …
Accept the Help

Accept the Help

It was a new church, and I arrived early. As an introvert, I always felt more comfortable pitching in and serving with the others setting up. It saved me having to come up with something to talk about. I saw someone I knew, so I sauntered over and asked if I could help. “No; I’m pretty much set here, but thanks!” I stood awkwardly for a moment, then I scoped out the room. The hospitality table caught my eye. Since I have held the esteemed Donut Minister position at a previous church, I thought I would offer my expertise there....Read more …
Toilet Paper. Really? Sharing Jesus.

Toilet Paper. Really? Sharing Jesus.

I love how often God shows us that He isn’t limited to words—or our best laid plans—to get His message delivered to those who need to hear it. This is the story of how God used a roll of toilet paper in a ziploc bag to share His love. When Molly Scott of Cumming, GA, began facilitating a women’s small group from Browns Bridge Church in August 2014, she knew that one of the suggested activities for building community was finding a way to serve together. After discussing various opportunities, the group determined they wanted to help seniors. So Molly...Read more …
On the Radio – Walk the Way

On the Radio – Walk the Way

This is Walk the Way. Brought to you by Q Place. I’m Jeff Klein. When I was a young youth pastor, I was having a hard time getting my kids to be authentic and really engage with their faith. Time came for our winter retreat. I decided to show one of my favorite movies from my day, “The Breakfast Club,” which explores teenage identity and asks the question, “who are you?” When the film ended, I allowed it to sink in and proceeded to ask one question: “The movie presented a brain, a jock, a basket case, a princess, and...Read more …
Excellence

Excellence

  • Posted on February 25, 2016
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Almost a year ago the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism and Q Place formed a partnership called Rekindle: Engaging Gospel Conversations. The result is a new YouTube channel that equips and inspires Christian leaders in all levels and sectors of society to prioritize gospel witness through short relevant videos from their peers. One of this month’s ReKindle videos features Q Place supporter Rich Berg, who is the CEO of Performance Trust, a successful Chicagobased financial advisory firm. In this video, Rich talks about excellence in work as a precursor to gospel conversations. His premise is that Christians must be excellent...Read more …
Simple questions result in eye-opening impact.

Simple questions result in eye-opening impact.

My friend who claims to be an atheist still emails me even though I haven’t seen her since we moved out of the area two and a half years ago. In our emails, we catch up a bit but often also write about spiritual questions. Just recently I asked her if she still considers herself an atheist. She responded that she did, giving me some of the reasons. Then I asked her, “What would you want God to do to validate his existence and bring you to belief?” Her response: “I love your question about what it would take for...Read more …
Facilitate Learning

Facilitate Learning

When you get to know Q Place, it doesn’t take long to realize that we are serious about helping Christians facilitate learning rather than pour out what we know. This is our core value of Self-discovery – people grow and learn best when they discover truth for themselves through discussion and study. All of our core values—Scripture, Spirit, Safe Place, and Self-discovery—were integral at the birth of this ministry in the 1960s as Neighborhood Bible Studies. Little did co-founders Marilyn Kunz and Catherine Schell know how essential the value of Self-discovery would become in our culture more than 50 years...Read more …
Dividing to Multiply? “It’s like a new birthing!”

Dividing to Multiply? “It’s like a new birthing!”

Seeing our group grow was thrilling, but last fall we found ourselves so large that some of our group members’ houses weren’t big enough and we had to rearrange furniture to get everyone seated. I realized with conviction that when another new person showed interest in joining us, my immediate thought was, We can’t have any more! We had grown close as a group, but comfort in our cocoon is not God’s goal, as much as we enjoy it. After much prayer, right after Thanksgiving I brought our size challenge to the group, asking them to pray over Christmas break and to...Read more …
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