Well, Carey & I have landed in Atlanta and I’m remembering why I hate flying: #5 – Because the people who test out the seats to see if they are comfortable are the size of an Umpa Lupma… #4 – Because the guy behind me looks like a cross between Steve Perry from Journey and former New York Mets reliever Jesse Orosco. (I didn’t really hate that, it was just funny) #3 – Because the fact that every seat comes with its’ own barf bag should bother EVERYONE! #2 – Because no one really sleeps on planes. A few simply … Read More
Off to Catalyst!
Well, tomorrow Carey and I are off to Catalyst for 3 days of soaking in God’s Word and getting alone with God for a few days. We totally need this. We just got done with a Couples’ Retreat that was anything but a retreat for us. We were more tired when we left than when we got there! But I’m planning on posting some notes about the conference, now that I got my Treo back. I missed it so much. I had forgotten how happy we were together (That was before I dropped it on the floor and cracked the … Read More
Baseball’s Postseason Begins…
Well, I made my predictions a few months ago about which teams would be in the post season. So I thought I’d share who made it compared to who picked: AL East: (I picked) Boston (Actually won it) NY Yankees AL Central: (I picked) Chicago (Actually won it) Chicago AL West: (I picked) Los Angeles (Actually won it) Los Angeles AL Wild Card: (I picked) NY Yankees (Actually won it) Boston NL East: (I picked) Florida (Actually won it) Atlanta NL Central: (I picked) St. Louis (Actually won it) St. Louis NL West: (I picked) LA Dodgers (Actually won it) … Read More
Book Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths
I bought this book because so many bloggers had this on their reading list and I heard Marcus Buckingham on a CD that I got from Last year’s Leadership Summit. Let me say: Now,Discover your strengths is a must read for every person on the planet. This book isn’t just for managers and CEO’s. This book is for anyone who wants to discover their strengths and spend their lives doing what they have created uniquely by God to do. The part that really stood out to me was the section on 5 ways to deal with your weaknesses. This is … Read More
Couples’ Retreat
Right now I’m in Naples, FL as we are hosting out second annual couples’ retreat. We are suffering for Jesus at the Ritz Carlton golf resort. The place is amazing. Our featured speaker is Mark Balmer, who is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel of Melbourne, a church that has grown to over 6,000 since its’ inception in 1992. This has been a crazy amount of work for our staff but we are seeing great fruit in all the couples that are attending. Carey and I came up a day early and got to lay out by the pool and … Read More
My Treo
I’m deeply upset! I dropped my Treo 650 the other day and the screen cracked in half. I’m not a happy camper right now. I’m using a replacement phone right now that is a real piece of crap! Although it does say nice things when you turn it off: it says, “Be Safe and be courteous.” While I appreciate the positive sentiment, I can’t wait to get my phone back from the repair shop…
Hello Nano!
Yes, I’m loving the look of the new ipod nano. I’m giving my subtle hints ( including this post by the way) about what I want for my birthday (which is in less than a month for those wishing to send a cash gift). I’m looking to upgrade my ipod, but I want to hear from those that actually have one. Please tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly, because I’m very close to putting at the top of my official birthday want list…
The Pennant Race heats up!
There’s 7 games to go and the Red Sox and Yankees are tied for the lead in the American League East. Oh, and they play each other this weekend for the last 3 games of the season! So here’s the question: who wins it? And by how many games? Let’s see who gets it right… I’ll tell you what I think once I hear from you (you might be surprised)… By the way, this is the stuff that makes Baseball America’s pastime. There’s no better sport on the planet! Update: I just finished watching the game today (saturday 10/1) and … Read More
Happy Birthday Calvary Fort Lauderdale
This weekend Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale is celebrating 20 years of ministry here in South Florida. I can’t even begin to talk about how much this church and Bob Coy as a person has blessed me. I showed up at Calvary Chapel having been a Christian for 2 weeks and they taught me how to walk with God. For that, I am forever grateful. They were crazy enough to hire me to run their Bible College and I spent 4 wonderful years on staff there before God called us to start Calvary Fellowship. Bob is my Pastor, my hero and … Read More
Simplify!
As of late, the word that has been rattling in my brain is the word “Simplify!” I’m realizing at church that we can’t do everything in the world and do it well, but if we simplify we can do the most important things well. Too many times, especially when we are starting our churches, we want to offer everything and be just like the big church down the road. Well, I decided enough as enough. We did the unthinkable and started cutting out things that we felt we couldn’t do with excellence. I have to tell you, it felt great! … Read More
