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if // listen
Haiti. Can’t quit thinking about it. Can’t stop my mind from running about what will be next. Hope that this stays in front of people and that we don’t go back to normal. I think about things to joke about with people or things to say to people, but it seems more often than not [...]
268 Years
We’re currently in the middle of a series at Cornerstone called “Hallelujah.” Sitting around one morning thinking of all the ideas we’d tossed out about Christmas, thinking about how we said we just want to celebrate Jesus well, in a big way, and trying to come up with direction for the series, the Hallelujah chorus [...]
my own challenges // Sunday follow-up
One thing that is blatantly obvious to me is that when I’m afforded the opportunity to speak, God is usually brewing a message in me for quite a while before the actual moment comes around where the message is delivered. Furthermore, the same message usually continues to brew and reveal weaknesses/area of growth for me. [...]
Eleven Days // 40 years
This morning I read this on Lifechurch.tv‘s blog: “Normally, it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea…” (Deut. 1:2, NLT) I stopped right there. I couldn’t believe what I just read: Eleven days? Really? ELEVEN DAYS!?! So, what’s the big deal? Well, what should have taken the Israelites about ELEVEN DAYS [...]
Wow // how does that land on you
The book of the week is Andy Stanley’s “The Principle of the Path.” Its amazing, but more on that when I finish it. For the moment, this is the quote that I read this morning that made me say, “Dang. that’s strong,” and also, “that’s seriously convicting to me personally,” and also, “I hope a [...]
encouragement // even when you don’t “need it”
Sometimes people will say, “thank you so much for that comment, it was just the encouragement needed,” or “that was perfect timing, because I really needed to hear that.” Right now, I don’t need any great encouragement. Its not arrogance or anything like that. I’m just confident that God is doing good things in life [...]
The Treasure Principle // not about making money
…it’s about giving it away. Randy Alcorn has long been one of my favorite authors as his fiction writing has always captured me. The “Treasure Principle” is the first non-fiction work that I’ve read by Alcorn, but I would recommend it with as much tenacity as any of his other works. Its a fairly short [...]
Clutter Free Christianity // reminds me of something
When I saw the title “Clutter Free Christianity,” as an option for a book review, I knew I had to sign up to read it. The title made me think “Clean Straight Lines” so fast, that I new I’d get something out of it. So here’s my review of “Clutter Free Christianity” by Dr. Robert [...]
Where Boldness Comes From // ain’t sceeered
My youth pastor/guy I lived with for a while/guy I worked with for a while/friend, JT, shaped me as a leader more than anyone I can think of for a good portion of my life (which is not that long). One phrase he used to share with us was this: Boldness comes, not in the [...]
