I honestly don’t even have a clue how they’ve predicted this, but apparently today the world’s population will hit 7 billion people (I hope that baby wins a TV, or a blanket or something). And, as expected, for months people have been spinning off their worst case scenarios. Can the world sustain 7 billion people? [...]
While I won’t argue that lack of character has brought down more good leaders than just about anything, I would say insecurity runs a very close second. An insecure leader is a dangerous leader. Insecurity can torment the most gifted of leaders. It will make you… doubt instead of trust criticize instead of praise protect [...]
My friend, Max Lucado, just released his 14,769th book. Okay, that might be a slight overstatement, but as usual he delivers the goods. I don’t think there’s a better story teller out there than Max Lucado. And I know there’s nobody who’s as humble about their giftedness, except for maybe on the golf course where [...]
We started a new series this past Sunday at Cross Point entitled Better Days. We talked a great deal about how we are constantly bombarded with sensational and fear based messages. As a result, often our mind is more shaped by media than scripture, which leads to us approaching most of life with pessimism and [...]
There’s a great new resource out there for churches and pastors called Ministry Matters. Their site is full of all kinds of tools including blogs, articles, message illustrations, and worship resources. They truly are a one-stop shop full of all kinds of ministry helps. I shot several videos for them recently including “How I Prepare [...]
When I started this blog a few years back one of my main motivations was creating an environment for interaction. I already had plenty of platforms where I existed as somewhat of a “talking head.” I wanted this blog to be different. A place where we could share… thoughts concerns frustrations disagreements encouragement hope and [...]
