Book Review: How to Wow
You only have to be a semi-regular reader of this blog to know that I’m a big proponent of just about anything Mark Waltz writes on the subject of guest services. Mark was a Connections...
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The Gospel Is Offensive. Nothing Else Should Be.
This is part one in the Five Plumb Lines series. Jump to the other posts at the bottom of the page. The Gospel is offensive. Nothing else should be. Let’s face it: most of us...
Flashback Friday: Creating Space
Jumping in the Wayback Machine in 3…2… [O]ver the last two days I have read well over 500 pages of books, sat through nine hours of meetings and conversations, typed up 11 single-spaced pages of...
Thursday Three For All
Baptism, Jesus video games, and grilled cheese? That’s why people keep coming back to the blog, folks: I’m not afraid to tackle the hard topics. Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: Must Baptism Precede...
Soaring With Eagles
Last week my in-laws were in town for a visit. And by “in-laws” I mean father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncle-Bubba-in-law, aunt-in-law, and RV-in-law. On previous trips the RV-in-law has set up shop in our backyard, running its...
Flashback Friday: Uncommon Communion
Last weekend a friend reminded me of the following story. I say “friend,” but the reality is that friends don’t remind friends of dark and tragic times in their lives, and do so while laughing....
Thursday Three For All
Thursday is the day where there’s no original content here on the blog. Well, unless you count this week, when I’ve been in a Gospel Summit induced coma and have done nothing productive up to...
Flashback Friday: Resources
We’re wrapping up a two day conference called The Gospel Summit. It has been an incredibly energizing experience to be with and learn from more than 300 pastors and ministry leaders from across the country....
Thursday Three For All
If you’re a regular reader, you know that Thursdays are a day for kicking back and letting other people do the blogging. Below are three things I’ve been reading and watching this week, and you...
The Bus Is Coming
I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t have two dozen witnesses. I was at a lunch last weekend with my two oldest sons and a small army of friends from our First Impressions Team....
