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Practice

I just finished my pre-preach with our music & worship pastor Mike Brandow (twitter.com/mikebrandow). Mike has definitely brought up the level of excellence in our Sunday morning gatherings, and part of that is pre-preaching. It’s exactly what it sounds like. I preach my message, and he listens, takes notes, and looks for ways to increaseContinue reading “Practice”

Are You Being Fed?

When people say that they stop going to church because they weren’t getting fed, I’m just going to be honest, that’s a cop out. Sunday morning is about worshipping Jesus. Somewhere in the church we decided that we couldn’t tell the truth. Truth is, people stop going to a certain church because they don’t likeContinue reading “Are You Being Fed?”

John Lennon Would Be 70

I remember where I was when I intentionally listened to the Beatles. It was at my friend Kevin Swann’s house. I was spending the night, we listened to the Beatles, Kevin started trying to teach me how to play guitar, and then we watch Star Wars in widescreen (this was also a revolutionary experience). JohnContinue reading “John Lennon Would Be 70”

Family Friday – Growing Up

My son is growing up so fast. And sometimes that’s completely terrifying. For instance, the booster seat. Judah is now big enough to ride in a booster seat if he needs to. So in the van, he is in his big car seat (the thing looks like a throne). In my car he is inContinue reading “Family Friday – Growing Up”

My Pants Are Too Tight And There Is A Family In Mexico That Needs A House, Lets Fix Both!

Hey Everyone, Today I am starting a weight loss and fundraising effort called, “My Pants Are Too Tight And There Is A Family In Mexico That Needs A House, Lets Fix Both!” or MPATTATIAFIMTNAHLFB! With an acronym like that I’m sure it will take off. So here’s the deal. Last year I was a partContinue reading “My Pants Are Too Tight And There Is A Family In Mexico That Needs A House, Lets Fix Both!”

Learning a Second Language

Learning a second language is hard. (duh). I am currently enrolled in a Biblical Hebrew couse at NU. It’s a great class, and I’m learning a lot but it’s very challenging for me. We are learning the language conversationally. That makes it much more fun than just sitting down and running through stacks of flashContinue reading “Learning a Second Language”

Good Problems To Have

We are now officially in our groups semester. The launch has been a little too effective though. We are running out of space in our groups that are young kids friendly. This is a great problem to have because we have a lot of people who recognize their need for intentional community. This is aContinue reading “Good Problems To Have”

Where do good ideas come from?

Great video about innovation and the development of new ideas.

Do you hear God speaking in all of creation?

Does God speak through all of creation? Or does he only speak through accepted forms of revelation? This is part of the question that I have to answer for my research thesis for my Masters Degree. I came across this video and I thought it was interesting. I would love to here your thoughts onContinue reading “Do you hear God speaking in all of creation?”

Two Years Old

I know this post is late, but it’s still important to me to get out there. Two years ago on 9/11/08 my beautiful daughter was born. Joss was 3 weeks early, and born, like judah in an emergency C-Section. Kathy and I stayed the night in the hospital for Kathy’s high blood pressure and headaches.Continue reading “Two Years Old”