The Prodigal Church The church you attend every Sunday. You go there for a reason. Maybe it has a message you can relate to or music you like. Maybe there's a community aspect that you can't ignore. Maybe for once you feel at home. Maybe they have the best coffee in...
Your Life Is Your Most Important Project
Our lives are often a mess. Maybe it's just me... but it feels like overtime, no matter how well laid my plans are, I end up reverting to craziness. I am glutton for the punishment of my own calendar. Maybe I'm a sadist and I just love to be busy. I think that could...
Interview with Alex Early
http://amzn.to/1YIzPwe — The Reckless Love of God Sometimes the bigger something is, the easier it is to forget. You may have heard all your life that God is love, but has the truth of that statement really sunk in? In The Reckless Love of God, pastor and church...
#Unoffendable by @BrantHansen
Our world is fragile. Our country specifically over the last couple of months has become increasingly offendable. Social media screams with posts ranging from race, gender equality, to religion, to which flag should fly or fall. We are all easily offended. Have we...
Your Life is to Draw People to More of God
The Faith of Noah Noah is an unusual story (Genesis 6-8). We have God regretting he made man. He was so fed up that He was going to wipe everything out to start over. This is not a side of God that we like to think or talk about. However, there was one who found favor...
For The Love…Of @JenHatmaker
Jen Hatmaker and I have been BFF’s for awhile now…She just doesn’t know it (is that creepy?). Since learning about her via Jennie Allen and the If: Gathering, I fell in love with Jen’s sincerity, humor and honesty quickly. I added all of the If: Gathering speakers to...
Future Of Evangelical Theology by Dr Amos Yong, A Review
The world is changing. The church I have grown up in will be different than the one my daughters grow up in. There are new questions to be answered and asked. I'm thankful for men like Amos Yong. The Future of Evangelical Theology speaks a loud and clear voice to the...
The Set-Apart Woman @NavPress
One Sunday night, while Leslie Ludy and her husband Eric were waiting to speak at a church, Leslie was observing the conversations and behaviors of the worship team backstage. They enthusiastically discussed sports, pop culture, and entertainment. One of the worship...
Creative Church Handbook by McElroy, A Review
The journey for a creative church continues... When I was younger I remember someone telling me that in Heaven we would worship God forever. I thought back to the hard pews and large choir with that one soprano that was always giving it her all when she probably...
Blindsided by God by @PeterWChin
Blindsided By God is the story of Peter Chin and his family experiencing great amounts of suffering in the midst of seeking after God in obedience. Yet, it's much more than that. Blindsided By God takes the reader into Peter's story and through his story, the grace...
Laughing Is Exercise For The Soul
I'm not a comedy guy. I realize that must read as, I like to kick puppies... but overall I don't really do comedy books. I find them to be a waste of time or of my brain space. So I picked this book up as an exercise to de-scrooge myself and grow in an area I believe...
Interview with Pastor @PWilson @CrossPointTV @ThomasNelson
Had the complete privilege to sit down and discuss leadership, ministry and new books with Pastor Pete Wilson. Less than 20 minutes of chatting and I was renewed to pursue our journey to equip and empower believers. He's such an encouragement and Pastor Peter...
Community is Messy
One of the top trending Christian buzzwords today seems to be “community.” If it’s not community it’s “your tribe,” or the act of finding “your people.” Phrases like “Find your tribe. Love them hard” can be found embroidered on pillowcases and available for download...
Messy Grace by @CalebWilds #MessyGrace
Grace. Gay. Gospel. Straight. Heart. Hope. Love... It's all messy. All of it, and messy is a good word to use when describing grace. Grace is hard to manage. It's not clean cut. It invites in the closed off spaces of our hearts to the surface. It confronts us with...
God Gave Us Sleep
Sleep. We all need it and want more of it. Some of us have amazing sleep habits while others of us stay up way later than we planned and pay for it later. There are night owls and early risers. There are deep and light sleepers. We all interact with sleep differently....