Archive for 2009
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Read More...Ok, it’s Christmas today! I would not be posting, except that my nine year old son Caleb got a tablet to draw on this morning and just sketched his first cartoon….I left him with a blank slate and came back 1/2 hour later to this (which he said was a […]
Read More...I recently ran across a powerful quote about friendship: “A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words” (Donna Roberts). I have friends that fill that role in my life. These are people who know […]
Read More...Here is my family’s 2009 Christmas card. I pray that you are deeply enjoying Christmas already and that you are finding time in the midst of a busy and distracting season to sit at Jesus’ feet and be amazed at the mystery and incredible gift of the incarnation: “The Word […]
Read More...Groups of people (companies, organizations, churches, etc,) develop traditions that are based on strong values, but the tradition may continue long after the underlying value is forgotten. This can become a problem; when traditions start to conflict with values, then we have trouble my friend (“with a capital “T”). Eleven […]
Read More...Continued from part 2… If God is a creative God and humans were created to reflect that image, then all-God/all-man Jesus paints a picture of what a fully creative human being might look like. In the first chapters of Mark, we discover a few things about creative, out of the […]
Read More...This Thanksgiving day I’m very grateful for… An amazing Lord who is full of never-ending love, grace and and power. A wonderful wife who is a true best friend, ministry partner, and fellow traveler on this great adventure of life. Bright, creative kids who surprise me every day with what […]
Read More...Every once in a while, I post some devotional observations. I have a pattern of daily digging into the Word through a devotional reading plan that our church works through together. Here are some things that I meditated on from Matthew 14-16 yesterday: 1. Jesus withdrew—a lot! He got away […]
Read More...Continued from Part 1 If the church is a reflection of an infinitely creative and original God, then how does a congregation manifest that creativity? How do we start to climb out of the boxes we’ve learned to live in? I think it starts with an understanding. We can choose […]
Read More...“In the beginning God created…” (Gen 1:1 NIV) The very first thing we learn about God in the Bible is that He is creative—and for the first 26 verses we see God at work masterfully creating an unfathomable cosmos, life-sustaining systems, invisible atoms and everything else imaginable (and unimaginable). Then, […]
Read More...Recently I was asked what kind of a leader I was—did I lean more towards micromanaging or releasing? I didn’t really answer the question: “I’m a collaborative leader,” I said, “somewhere in the middle.” So, what is a collaborative leader? A picture might come to mind of a person who […]
Read More...We sang a song at church this morning that has been with me all day. I’m guessing most of you know the song, but in case you’ve missed it the lyrics are below. This is really representative of my passion for my life and for the church right now—the cry […]
Read More...“These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also…” (Acts 17:6) Equilibrium (def.): A condition…resulting in a stable, balanced, unchanging system. It’s common for church leaders to work very hard to maintain constant equilibrium in their congregations. They try not to upset anyone, especially anyone with […]
Read More...Sometimes our lives are full of just doing things. We are only doing and not being. Getting something(s) accomplished is the only aim of our existence in those moments. These times happen, they are to be expected occasionally, and we really shouldn’t feel guilty about them. Most of the time, […]
Read More...I admit I’ve been a Mac fan (and user) for over 20 years, now, so I’ve been watching Steve Jobs for a long time. I know he is far from a perfect human being, but regardless of what you think of him or his products (Apple & Pixar), nobody would […]
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