Archive for January, 2009
29 Jan
Tithe Rap
26 Jan
From The Streets of Hell…
He came right out of the service Sunday morning and told me:
“I just accepted Jesus and I want to get baptized today! Last night I was on the streets of hell, now I want to live on the streets of gold.”
Our new friend was one of 97 people who were water baptized this weekend [...]
24 Jan
100 – 0
If you coach long enough, you are sure to be on both ends of this kind of game.
A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse, reports the St. Pete Times. So much so, they are now seeking a forfeit and have issued [...]
22 Jan
The Same Old Story…
I guess there is something comforting in routine.
In the movie Ground Hog Day, predictability is the central theme.
Perhaps you remember Freytag’s Pyramid from high school English. Freytag was a German philologist who created the one- size-fits-all story template over 100 years ago and it’s still alive and kicking in our movies today. Does this sound [...]
20 Jan
7 Non Negotiables
As an unfortunate veteran of long and tedious meetings (31 meetings last week alone), I have come to really appreciate the good ones.
Yesterday was a good GREAT one!
Our Small Group leadership team meets Monday mornings to discuss strategies, God stories, and challenges that we are encountering as we coach our own team of small group [...]
19 Jan
Must See…Liverpool Train Station
It was for reasons like this that I was a Sociology major at the University of Florida (thanks Suz):
19 Jan
The Chain Gang
With the Super Bowl headed to town, Tampa will be filled with two weeks of total football….ahhh, the bliss.
The game of football conjures up so many childhood memories, but none precede that Friday night under the lights, in a small Louisiana town. High school football was THE community event. To this twelve year old, the [...]
14 Jan
7 Rules For a Happy Connection
Caution – Rant Ahead.
Ok, so this is just one guy’s opinion. Who am I to decree cell phone/voice mail/email etiquette?
I also fully recognize the risk I run by posting this – I know my buddies, and I know how they think. My voice and email box will certainly fill with spoofs of what I’m getting [...]
7 Jan
God’s Leaders
Tell me what a leader chasing after God looks like?
- God’s leaders know they’ve betrayed their Lord but that He’s come through for them anyway.(Grace)
- They have nothing to prove about themselves.
- They can repent openly and be honest about their ugly side.
- They are safe in the One who will never betray them, so [...]
6 Jan
The Boss Needs a Hand…
I’ve been approved to put together a team of fun junkies who would like to be a part of the Super Bowl halftime show.
(Pause for Memories)
In Super Bowl XVIII on Jan. 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders dominated the Washington Redskins from the outset and achieved what at the time was the most lopsided victory [...]
5 Jan
Re-Imagine 2009
How do you measure just how good your year was? One of my favorite litmus tests – am I more like my Creator now than I was last January?
The short answer – not so much.
Looking back at 2008, I can see the grace-full hand of God AND the selfish sinful nature of me – ugh. [...]
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