01.09.2017 – Discipling – 9 Comments on Great Curriculum Won’t Make Disciples Great Curriculum Won’t Make Disciples We come out of a culture that prizes efficiency and systems. We apply that mindset to spiritual formation and a… Read Post
01.05.2017 – Courage – 2 Comments on Here’s What Courage Looks Like – Kathy Lucas R.I.P. Here’s What Courage Looks Like – Kathy Lucas R.I.P. Last night we lost a friend and one of our best kingdom warriors. Kathy Lucas showed me a lot in the decade that I … Read Post
01.02.2017 – Better Living – 5 Comments on Here’s a Way to Make Those Resolutions a Reality Here’s a Way to Make Those Resolutions a Reality How many of you just made some New Year’s Resolutions? Resolutions are changes that you want to make to your life. … Read Post
12.29.2016 – Better Living – 5 Comments on Make 2017 a Journey of Discovery Make 2017 a Journey of Discovery How are you approaching the new year? Change is hard for a lot of people and so much will change in the year ahead…. Read Post
12.21.2016 – Lordship – 5 Comments on God is a Father Who Wants His Family Back God is a Father Who Wants His Family Back I’m a bundle of contradictions. On the one hand I’m mercy-driven. And on the other, I enjoy watching these justice/re… Read Post
12.15.2016 – Finding your call – 9 Comments on Where Did Your Spirit Come Alive? Where Did Your Spirit Come Alive? This morning the doorbell rang. It was a repairman. I invited him into the house. I introduced myself. He said his… Read Post
12.08.2016 – Reaching Your Destiny – 1 Comment on How To Change Your Story From Ordinary To Amazing How To Change Your Story From Ordinary To Amazing My parents had lived a good life. At 61, they were pillars of the community. Early in their married life, not … Read Post
12.01.2016 – Leadership – 2 Comments on Did Jesus Emphasize Excellence? Did Jesus Emphasize Excellence? Today is my son’s 32nd birthday. He is a person of excellence – he doesn’t cut corners. How about you? Are you a pers… Read Post
11.23.2016 – Intergenerational connection – 3 Comments on The Gift of An Extended Family The Gift of An Extended Family The morning began in a disconcerting way. So far, we have six house guests with a bunch more coming. I have a littl… Read Post
11.19.2016 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 8 Comments on What God Wants Men to Do What God Wants Men to Do A lot of men are confused these days. We live in confusing times. We want to know, “Who am I and what should I do?” … Read Post
11.15.2016 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 21 Comments on The Secret of Getting Men In Church & On Mission The Secret of Getting Men In Church & On Mission I was jogging through our neighborhood asking myself the question, “What’s the deal with men and church?” I mean, it’… Read Post
11.08.2016 – Finding your call – 22 Comments on 6 Ways to Know If You’ve Been Called By God 6 Ways to Know If You’ve Been Called By God Following God’s call was one of the toughest things I ever had to do. And what made it especially hard is that the sa… Read Post
11.01.2016 – Community and Covenant – 6 Comments on Why Community Is Hard To Find & What To Do About It Why Community Is Hard To Find & What To Do About It People in wealthy countries are much more likely to be depressed than people in poor countries.* Many have stopp… Read Post
10.25.2016 – Abandon – 12 Comments on What Do We Need to Leave In Order to Grow Up? What Do We Need to Leave In Order to Grow Up? My parents loved me the best they could, but our home was a claustrophobic place by the time I was 18. The four wal… Read Post
10.19.2016 – Vulnerability and me – 12 Comments on Vulnerability Gets Us to God’s Best Vulnerability Gets Us to God’s Best I’m writing this from Thailand. When I return home from trips like this, Asha, our little Morky dog, invariably… Read Post
10.11.2016 – Vulnerability and me – 2 Comments on 5 Ways to Move From Vulnerability to Intimacy 5 Ways to Move From Vulnerability to Intimacy Brene Brown is all the rage at Adventures. Her TED talk on vulnerability went viral – nearly 27 million views – … Read Post
10.04.2016 – Vulnerability and me – 14 Comments on Why Vulnerability is So Important Why Vulnerability is So Important We all hunger for intimacy; it’s hard-wired into humans. We want to go be known and we want to go deep. But getting t… Read Post
09.27.2016 – Vulnerability and me – 17 Comments on What Do I Need to Repent For? What Do I Need to Repent For? The coffee is good this morning. It’s especially good because it’s early. I awoke before 6am, but I lay there, be… Read Post
09.21.2016 – Lordship – 3 Comments on Spiritual Sleepwalking Requires an Awakening Spiritual Sleepwalking Requires an Awakening I think Jesus might be saying the same thing to me he said to the Sardis Church: “Wake up!” Maybe h… Read Post
09.16.2016 – Community and Covenant – 10 Comments on How Do You Give A Spiritual Inheritance to Those You Love? How Do You Give A Spiritual Inheritance to Those You Love? Church is important to me, but I struggle with it. I look at Scripture and I look at the Sunday morning social club t… Read Post
09.06.2016 – Comfort and Pain – 19 Comments on Why Familiarity Breeds Contempt & What To Do About It Why Familiarity Breeds Contempt & What To Do About It God made you to be great. But you will never walk in the greatness he made you for until you’ve left your hometown. H… Read Post
09.02.2016 – Comfort and Pain – 5 Comments on Your Best is Revealed in Discomfort Your Best is Revealed in Discomfort Your potential for greatness is probably far beyond what you realize. But it will cost you to get there. To get to gr… Read Post
08.26.2016 – Identity issues – 4 Comments on You Are Not An Orphan – Stop Living Like One! You Are Not An Orphan – Stop Living Like One! Ashley Mueller wrote a blog about how she feels sometimes. “As long as I’ve remembered, I’ve a… Read Post
08.18.2016 – Dreaming – 14 Comments on The Red Pill of Commitment The Red Pill of Commitment The ministry I work for changes lives. And for many, it all starts with Training Camp. Training Camp is a chance to s… Read Post
