April 29, 2011 in
Cross Point Church with
Okay, maybe not, but I am super excited about several things going on this weekend at Cross Point and I would appreciate you joining me in prayer. 1. Starting a new series. “Anything But Ordinary” This is the first time I’ve ever preached through the Beatitudes and I’m so excited. Here’s the promo… 2. We’re [...]
April 29, 2011 in
Church Leadership with
Got back in town last night from a quick trip down to Orlando to speak at the Exponential Conference. Had a blast meeting tons of new friends and even got the incredible opportunity to attend my first Cirque Du Soleil as the guest of my friends Maurilio and Shannon. Holy cow that was amazing! I’ve [...]
April 28, 2011 in
Spiritual Growth with
I’ve been contributing fairly often to a great new site called ChurchLeaders.com. I love writing articles for them as they have such a wide variety of authors, pastors, and teachers that I can learn from at the same time. Just recently Francis Chan wrote an article entitled “Why We Need To Throw Out Out The [...]
April 27, 2011 in
Spiritual Growth with
I read a great article the other day from John Ortberg called “Who Am I?” I so identified with this section: There’s the public me. I prepare talks, and lead meetings, and say words that I want others to hear. This public me isn’t deliberately false. But I am always aware, when I am in [...]
April 26, 2011 in
Church Leadership with
I think one of the greatest gifts you can give another human being is simply a place to belong. We need that place. That place will… guide us, care for us, confront us, shape us, console us. As long as you have breath you will search for a place to belong. As long as you [...]
April 25, 2011 in
Cross Point Church with
Hope everyone had an amazing Easter weekend. There’s nothing like it is there? The resurrection is the only hope that has held human beings across every continent and culture together for two thousand years in the face of difficult times like poverty, disease, pain, crisis, and even death itself. I was reminded afresh yesterday that [...]
April 22, 2011 in
Spiritual Growth with
*I recently wrote an article for the March/April issue of Relevant Magazine entitled “Stuck In Saturday.” It’s based off of a section of my book Plan B . It’s a bit longer than my average post but I thought it quite appropriate going into this Easter weekend. Hope you find hope in it today. The [...]
April 21, 2011 in
Church Leadership,Leadership with
I read a fascinating article the other day in Fast Company entitled “The Sharing Economy.” The article defined the “Sharing Economy” as a… “global trend to make sharing something far more economically significant than a primitive behavior taught in preschool. Spawned by a confluence of the economic crisis, environmental concerns, and the maturation of the [...]
April 20, 2011 in
Random Fun with
It’s been hard to escape the buzz of the pending wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton which is coming up on April 29th. The other night I caught a few minutes of a special on 20/20 about the wedding as well as some of the behind the scenes stories of the royal family. I’ll [...]
April 19, 2011 in
Family,Why we had kids with
Because tilling is tough work. And in case you’ve missed any of the others… Why We Had Kids (Part 1) Why We Had Kids (Part 2) Why We Had Kids (Part 3) Why We Had Kids (Part 4) Why We Had Kids (Part 5) Why We Had Kids (Part 6) Why We Had Kids (Part [...]