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 [...]

I’ve made prayer confessions HERE and HERE before. It’s tough for me. I recently read my friend Diane’s book Confessions of a Prayer Slacker which was a tremendous help in so many ways. One of my biggest struggles with prayer is my inability to stay focused. I find my mind running in all kinds of [...]

I’ll never forget my college pastor, Rick Howerton, telling me “Pete, every person you come in contact with will either suck the life out of you or breathe life into you.” That was some 15 years ago and I now look back and think “How true!” We truly are being energized or drained by every [...]

I think most people get into ministry for the right reasons. Our motives are pure but over time we easily become seduced into playing games which feed ego. Power Performance Praise Perfectionism All become these mini god’s which promise us increased satisfaction and purpose but leave us feeling unsatisfied and empty. John Ortberg recently wrote [...]

I had the incredible opportunity yesterday to speak with Jeff Henderson at an event we put on for the staff at Cross Point and Buckhead church. Jeff said something that I’ve been thinking about a lot the past 24 hours. He said, “Nobody is responsible for your spiritual replenishment except for you.” When I’m running [...]

I recently heard something from John Ortberg that I can’t get out of my head. He said, speaking of our culture…. “It has never been easier to obtain the scriptures and never harder to absorb.” We live in a day of unprecedented opportunities to stimulate our minds. We have blogs, television, podcasts and 24-hour news. [...]

I recently heard something from John Ortberg that I can’t get out of my head. He said, speaking of our culture…. “It has never been easier to obtain the scriptures and never harder to absorb.” We live in a day of unprecedented opportunities to stimulate our minds. We have blogs, television, and 24-hour news. We [...]