I’ve read a lot of stupid things in my life but this has to be one of the stupidest, most ignorant, completely unfounded statements I’ve ever read (just ask me and I’ll tell you what I really think). While Ian Kerner, Ph.D. is probably a great guy (and I mean no personal offense towards him)  [...]

I’m so excited to get the opportunity to celebrate one more year of Brandi’s life. God continues to use her in amazing ways as a mother, friend, wife, and world changer. She’s a little bummed because she’s traveling with me and away from our kids on her birthday so I thought we could all cheer [...]

I’ll admit, I’m a fan of Obama.  At least I’m a fan of his leadership style.  I didn’t vote for him in this last election, but I have to say I often find myself resonating with his leadership style. Now, I want to be clear that I’m not talking about politics, nor am I condoning [...]

When I first started a church in Nashville I had people repeatedly tell me that local artists, especially Christian artists, would be too stuck up to ever serve inside the church. People said, “They might attend from time to time but they’re too busy doing their own thing to contribute to the church.” I’ve got [...]

Yesterday at the Cross Point Nashville campus we continued our DNA series by talking about three phrases which sum up the kind of community Jesus created while on earth.  At Cross Point we believe this kind of community is still possible today. Messy? Very. Difficult? Absolutely. But we refuse to settle for anything less than… [...]

I’m officially starting my Christmas list today. There’s only 126 days until Christmas left. If you know my family at all you know we have a lot of guest over to our house. I love a house full of people. However,  sometimes they come over at unexpected times and I think the “preacher blanket” could [...]

“Protestors are everywhere, but I think the world is desperately in need of prophets, those little voices that can point us toward another future. Most people are aware that something is wrong. The real question is what are the alternatives? Protestors are still on the fringes like satellites, revolving around the system. But prophets and [...]

This afternoon I’m hosting a LIVE webcast for STORY here in Nashville at 2:00 pm CST at StoryUnfolding.com. We’ve invited a handful of amazing “storytellers” to have a living room conversation together. The guests include recording artists Shaun Groves, Margaret Becker, and Natalie Grant. We’ll also be graced with INO Records president Jeff Moseley, photographer [...]

I’ll admit it. I can’t dance. I mean I can dance, but it’s not smooth like Justin Timberlake. I really wish I could and I admire people who can. I can’t sing either, but my lack of ability has never stopped me from full fledge concerts in the car. My 3 year old son, Brewer, [...]

We’ve found a lot of different ways to measure spiritual formation over the years. -church attendance -clean language -dressing the part -paying for indulgences -memorizing Scripture -serving in the church There is obviously nothing inherently wrong with any of these things in and of themselves. A matter of fact some of them may be foundational [...]