I just returned from an overnight retreat with many of the leaders at Antioch… I’ve just got to say that I love this church and I love these people :) Someone reminded me in a note of a saying that I’ve had for a long time… “There are two kinds of Christians in this world, […]
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So here are a couple of random things I learned tonight :) Blue eyes are supposedly more sensitive to light. I’ve always thought this must be true (I can’t handle bright light), but now I know! That John Piper’s passwords all end in 827 (a reference to his favorite verse: Romans 8:27) That on May
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One of the things that gets to me is when people express their ideas in a critical rather than helpful manner. If something isn’t the way it can be then our approach should always be encouragement, creativity or jumping in with sleeves rolled up and a willingness to help. Somehow the human race has a
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I like this manifesto from Mark Batterson, author of In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day. Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Grab life by the mane. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine
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As less and less people read, or have the time to read, I spend more and more energy trying to figure out ways to grow spiritually that don’t involve books. One of the best resources I’ve come across is the audio messages and courses offered by the Regent College Bookstore. There are countless audio files
I love watching movies and during the holiday season I really gas it and try to get my fill :) For the last movie of this holiday season I saw Blood Diamond. I couldn’t have picked a better movie to finish on. If you like movies that make you think, I highly recommend that you
We had our second “History Book Club” meeting last Thursday and it was a blast :) Nothing like a bunch of history geeks over-analyzing things… it’s truly the highlight of my month! Our next book is Methodism: Empire of the Spirit by David Hempton. The book details the rise of the Methodist movement out of
I found myself in a conversation tonight where it became painfully obvious that too many people feel too comfortable or too confined to the sidelines of ministry and church. Such people feel forced to “watch” the game like an armchair quarterback watches and critiques his favorite team. Christians, however, are a part of the body.
I had a conversation today about leadership. I made the comment that I thought leaders are born not made. As I drove around later I began to change my view. Leaders might be born, but good leaders are born and then made. My point is simple… naturally gifted leaders have influence. Influence means that you
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I cleaned my desk up this morning (and it wasn’t even a New Year’s Resolution!!) It’s amazing how getting things tidied up and organized makes everything feel better and more under control! Maybe this was part of why God commanded the Sabbath Day? Anyway, I’m realizing that I need to spend less time working this
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