My wife, Brandi, and the ladies at Leading and Loving It are hosting the JustONE Virtual Conference for Pastors’ Wives and Women in Ministry! If you, your wife, or your co-workers need encouragement … challenge … connection … and inspiration … All while sitting comfortably on the couch with a Latte in hand, then check this out. [...]

I’m a doer, an activator, a leader. Like many of you it’s in my blood to be as productive as I possibly can. It’s why I need to lean into this verse more than ever before. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God.” The Hebrew word for “Be still” literally means [...]

While I’ve never been one to have long range vision (I generally have a hard time planning beyond a year) I’m starting to think the American church has got a lot of “planning” to do. I’ll be honest. Most of my pastor friends are pretty stinking white. Most of their churches are pretty white. It’s [...]

There are some 11 million abandoned kids roaming the streets of India.  I’ve been aware of this statistic for a while, but nothing prepares you for meeting it face to face. This is Puja Ghosh. I took this picture of her last year when she had just turned five. I had the amazing opportunity to [...]

By the time you read this I should be getting real close to Kolkata, India (we left late Tuesday morning). I’m taking a group from Cross Point with me to do some mission work at the school, feeding center, and church that we recently started there. I’ll be blogging along the way when I can, [...]

I”ll admit it. I’m often embarrassingly halfway through February before I even realize it’s Black History Month. However, I also believe this can be a great opportunity for the church to step up and bridge a divide. I love what Pastor Tony Evans shared over at Relevant Online… When we got saved, we were baptized [...]

Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he allegedly used his kid-sized shotgun to kill his stepmother, who was pregnant when she died, at their home outside of Pittsburgh. He’s now 13 and unless his lawyers can convince the judges otherwise, he’s set to be tried as an adult. The Supreme Court abolished the death [...]

Hey guys we have our winners for Whiteboard tickets!  Thanks so much for participating and don’t forget to see the code below to get your discounted registration! I’m so excited to be among a great line-up of presenters at The Whiteboard Sessions in Atlanta on May 11.

There is no doubt that our Cross Point Christmas Eve services are my favorite of the year. I look forward to them all year.  Really hoping you’ll invite someone to come along with you. Here are the times and locations. I’m also really excited about a video we shot last week for Christmas Eve. Here’s [...]

So the past few Thursdays I’ve failed to do my “Thursday Is For Thinking” post which is all about allowing your lives to intersect for a moment and helping you get to know each other a little better here at Without Wax. So without further ado here is today’s “all skate” question: If you could [...]