Yesterday I wasn’t teaching at Cross Point so I got the opportunity to go around and visit several of our other campuses. All of our Cross Point campuses were doing baptisms which made it especially sweet. One of my favorite people I met yesterday was a 71 year old woman out at the Dickson campus [...]

Yesterday I had the honor to speak at the Uprising conference in Lexington, Ky with Pete Hise and Erwin McManus. Pete gave a talk yesterday morning on purpose and the importance of evangelism in our lives. His church, Quest Community, does one of the most effective jobs of reaching people far from God I’ve ever [...]

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t think there is something magical about the three words… I Love You It’s astounding, and at times deeply sad, the things we’ve done in our lives in the hope of hearing those words. However, I don’t bring this topic up to launch into your emotional health. I just wanted [...]

One of my favorite things about twitter is seeing little comments that make me stop and think. Yesterday I saw Derek Webb twitter… The word “christian,” when applied to anything other than a human being, is just a marketing term. I don’t know if I totally agree, but just think how often we do that. [...]

I love helping raise three boys. There’s never a dull moment. There’s no such thing as a stick. It’s a dangerous sword that can destroy the evil enemies. There’s no such thing as a box. It’s a fort waiting to be built. There’s no such thing as a ceiling fan. It’s a launcher for army [...]

Congratulations we have our winners!!  (: My friend, Craig Groeschel, has a new book that was just released last week entitled WEIRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working. In this book he shares his Christ-centered philosophy on everything from money to scheduling to purity that will help you break out of the normal rut and live according [...]

I just spent over 36 hours at sea for the first time ever. Thirty-six hours without seeing land at all. While it was a bit scary at times, it was also absolutely beautiful. Here’s a pic I took as I stood on the side of the boat. Isn’t that crazy? Just water and water and [...]

Hey guys. I asked Stephen Brewster, my good friend and Cross Point’s Creative Arts Pastor to post today while I’m on the Creative Life Cruise working on my tan. Just kidding. Hit it Stephen.. It’s an honor to guest blog here at Without Wax today. I met Pete through our blogs several years ago and [...]

Congratulations we have our winners! I’m a huge fan of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series as are my 3 boys, especially Jett. This latest release, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, comes out on DVD in just a few days, April 8th, so be sure and grab a copy, plan a family awesomeness party, [...]

So it’s official. My favorite foreign food is Mexican. I LOVE it. I’ve always liked it but I had no idea how much I would enjoy the real thing until I was in Mexico last week. We typically go out for Mexican (or what I used to think was Mexican) every Monday night with friends. [...]