The Prophet Like Moses = Jesus

This was a pretty cool happening.  In my bible reading this morning I read Deuteronomy 18 which talks about the Prophet like Moses, and Mark 13, where Jesus is speaking as a prophet in the temple.  Pretty awesome “coincidence.”  Thanks Biblegateway.com A New Prophet like Moses 15 “The LORD your God will raise up forContinue reading “The Prophet Like Moses = Jesus”

Great Presenters

Great post from Seth Godin on what makes a great presenter. Bottom line if you don’t love your audience, you’ll never be great.  When it comes to preaching, if you don’t love the people you are speaking with then they won’t care. Perry Noble, Mark Driscoll, Rob Bell, Erwin McManus, Rick Warren . . .Continue reading “Great Presenters”

Killing Cockroaches – Review

I just finished Killing Cockroaches: And Other Scattered Musings on Leadership by Tony Morgan.  Let me just come out with it, I would recommend this book to all pastors.  I think Tony has some great insights on leadership and the church.   I don’t agree with all of Tony’s assumptions about church or about what wouldContinue reading “Killing Cockroaches – Review”

My Son Is Famous

I listen to a radio show podcast – TBTL, which is short for Too Beautiful To Live.  Great show!  Last monday Judah and I were bored and we were playing with Garage Band which was awesome.  I had Judah says, “boom roasted”, “RAWR”, “Come On”, and “Awesome”.  All of which are regular audio drops onContinue reading “My Son Is Famous”

U2 and organizational greatness

U2 released No Line On The Horizon, which is growing on me.  It’s quite a departure from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, which I loved.  I was reading an interview with the band on CNN.com, and I was struck by the last statement from drummer Larry Mullen, Jr.: We were always labeled “big” —Continue reading “U2 and organizational greatness”