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Miracle in Mississippi
The last play of the game, they need to score to win, this is the value of just not giving up.
Last night of Masks
So tonight was the last night of the Masks Series. And it was a good time. Since we’ve moved over to Thursday Nights we have had quite a varied group of attenders. It’s funny to see who has been there every week and who hasn’t. Pretty interesting. If you feel so inclined you can downloadContinue reading “Last night of Masks”
Last week of the Masks Series
This Thursday is the last in our Masks serious. The whole thing has been about trying to live authentic lives, and thus to take off our masks. This Thursday we are going to talk about “Blessed are the Uncool.” The title is borrowed from a book called “Blessed are the Uncool.” We are going toContinue reading “Last week of the Masks Series”
Xpenser
So I hate keeping track of ministry finances because it’s just one more thing that I have to do. So I tend to put it off. But that’s not very GTD-ish. So my brain get’s cluttered up with minutiae. When I should just get things off my brain so I can focus on other moreContinue reading “Xpenser”
Masks
at >>beyond>> we have been talking about being authentic during our current series masks. Last week I felt went really well. Considering that last week was our first week in a new place we did all right. I am excited for where things are going to go. But the whole principal behind the series isContinue reading “Masks”
Boredom
This quote come from a book called blessed are the uncool. Pretty good book that I am learning from for our current series on authenticity. “Boredom is sometimes a mood in our hearts or our communities or even our churches, but at its root boredom is the refusal to take delight in the world thatContinue reading “Boredom”
Currently Reading – UnChristian
I have been following the Catalyst Podcast and Fermi Project for a bit now and when I heard about the book UnChristian I knew I had to read it. This book is by David Kinnaman, who works with Barna to do research that helps the church better understand the world around us. UnChristian is aContinue reading “Currently Reading – UnChristian”
Tech Fast
Love him or hate him, this is a great post from Mark Driscoll. Kathy and I recently went on vacation and I left my laptop at home, my cell phone pretty much stayed in our hotel room and I only used my watch to make sure we were able to use our fast passes atContinue reading “Tech Fast”
What teens expect from church
This study is worth the read. It was encouraging because as a teacher of the word I am purposefully trying to make what we talk about relevant and that is what this study shows is helpful. It is discouraging because this study also confirms that by and large students don’t really care about what’s goingContinue reading “What teens expect from church”