I shared a part of a letter in a message this last Sunday at Antioch. It was a letter that I received in response from Eugene Peterson when we were getting ready to plant the church. It had been over a year since I looked at it and somehow I ended up rereading it last
The World Relief NEXT project is going to be launching here in Bend in the next two weeks. It’s as cool of a thing as I’ve ever seen!! One of the goals is to create a collaboration of northwest churches that can be more meaningfully involved in missions through collaboration than alone. Below is the
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A friend of mine sent me the blurb below out of his journal. He and I have been talking through the subject of faith and trust in God — something we both believe is underrated and under-emphasized. My friend (we’ll just call him Brad Pitt for short) is a pretty amazing writer and thinker. When
Today was Mary Joy’s 7th birthday!! She had a party at Pappy’s Pizza, which is designed specifically for kids and this kind of thing. I now have a phobia of places designed for kids and “this kind of thing.” Anyway, it was high energy from start to finish and had plenty of cute “kid” moments!!
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I’m giving a message on Doubt and the Problem of Unbelief this Sunday at Antioch. Tough topic. I think that many are like Dostoevsky who said, “It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt.” I’ll only be able to scratch the
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“I love change… it helps you know that you’re alive!” Brandon Reynolds (Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone thought that way?)
Well… I feel like I’m officially a Dad now. I had my first experience with a kid getting something stuck up her nose. Feel free to guess which kid… you have a 1 in 4 chance of being right!
A friend of mine, Dan Brose, is now keeping a blog through Cauzal Coffee. If you’ve ever wanted to hear a credible voice on some of the great causes of our day as well as keep up to date on what’s going on in the world, then this blog is for you!! Check it out:
The staff is reading through a book right now by Francis Chan called Crazy Love. The book pretty much nails it on the head… so much so, that we made it an “all church” read at Antioch and want as many people to read it as possible. Trust me… if you want to remain the
Just met with two of my good friends Gary Christenson and Benjamin Edwards about a new media group they have created to help non-profits. It is a great concept and a great cause. If you are a non-profit in need of creative media solutions make sure to check them out… they are some of the
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