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Stampedes

I like the word stampede. Dan Leonardo (neighbor and friend) and I were talking this morning about life, money, raising kids, what really matters in life etc. etc. One insight was that wise decisions are usually the ones where you sit down and think them through. Wisdom doesn’t get caught up in circumstances, but tries

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Collaboration

Matt Smith asked me to write this little piece on collaboration for the World Relief NEXT website and e-newsletter. I thought I’d post it here as well!! ************** Collaboration is simply a word. It stands for the act of working together. Collaboration, however, can also be a philosophy – a way of thinking, planning and

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Money

Ministry takes money.  Often, ministry is money (see Acts 2 and the idea of charity and benevolence). I’ve always hated this.  Money has got to be my least favorite aspect of being a pastor and church planter.  I hate it so much that I more often get criticized for not talking about it than talking about

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Thoughts

So a couple thoughts from today: Conflict often leads to clarity (that makes conflict a potentially good thing, who knew?) Restless Wrestling (a term Matt Smith gave to his spiritual musings… I like it!) Marriage riddle #86 – What do you do when one spouse wants to lounge around and the other is full of

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