So I’m not a big waterskier, but I had a great meeting with the chair of our elder board, Jim Wilkens, today and he said at the end that he really feels like Antioch is beginning to click along; and, the analogy that came out of it, was the moment when a waterskier planes out. […]
I had the opportunity to meet and grab a lunch with Francis Chan of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley on Tuesday. It was a great couple of hours and gave me tons to think about. Here are some of my thoughts: Authenticity is huge. Chan is such a down to earth guy and it was
Four of us did a quick whirlwind tour down to California for some meetings… stopped by for a little In N Out on the way down. It was Darcy Bridges and Lindsey Taft’s first time having In N Out. It’s about the only thing that I miss from living in California!!
So on the way to work this morning I pulled up to a car that had a bumper stick that read: Jesus is coming back… And he is pissed off!! The funny thing is that when the car turned and I was able to look at the driver, I really thought (judging by appearance) that
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The talk I gave this morning to a group of students was called, “I don’t want to be an idiot.” The title is the mantra I lived by for years after becoming a Christian… I read and studied, not because I like academics, but simply because I really didn’t want to be stupid. I gave
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So it’s already Thursday and I’ve barely had a chance to stop and think. The depressing part of that is that now, when I want to post something to the blog, there’s nothing in my head to say. Too much doing and not enough thinking this week. It reminds me of a story about Howard
I read a great book on the concept of sin a ways back by Cornelius Plantinga called, Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be. Plantinga did a great job of talking about the Hebrew concept of “Shalom,” which we translate as “peace.” He argues that our word peace connotes the absence of conflict and doesn’t
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So here are some random Friday morning thoughts: I wish I could still sleep like I did when I was in high school… I’ve had way too many sleepless nights lately. I had a great talk with Dennis Keating yesterday. Dennis is the pastor of a large church in Southern California and is speaking at
One of the best things I do is meet for coffee with people. There’s nothing like sitting down 1 on 1 with someone and connecting, discerning what the Holy Spirit is up to, dreaming about ministry and possibilities, getting things done (always a favorite of mine), networking and sometimes just listening to each others stories.
So Kim Hunt (Antioch’s Director of Arts) just got back from her one week cruise down around Mexico. While on the cruise, Kim won the on-board American Idol contest (sounds like glorified Karaoke) and was crowned the cruise’s Miss Princess Pop Star!! Unfortunately, Kim refuses to send me the picture for all of our viewing
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