I just finished Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley. This book is an absolute must-read! It is an important book especially for those in ministry, because the lines of ministry and God get blurred sometimes for us. I was talking to someone recently and telling him about how Pastors’ kids are sometimes the most out of control kids in the church. He asked why. I said, “Because dad isn’t ever home. He’s always counseling other people and fixing their families.” All the while, the Pastor’s family is waiting for him to come home. Guys, this may seem basic to some, … Read More
Good Emerging Church Perspective
One of my Bible College instructors is planting a church in Indiana and recently posted an article on the Emerging Church. I think it’s balanced and gracious. Here’s the link if you’re interested…
3 Thoughts for your Thursday
Here’s a few things I’m thinking about: #1 – I’m excited about teaching at Ridge Stone Church (Home of the Legendary Gary Lamb) on July 16th. These guys are blowin’ up in Canton and I’m hoping to drink some of the cool-aid while I’m there! #2 – I’m hooked on a new show: America’s Got Talent. This show is totally lame, but it has me mesmerized. And my TiVo recommended it, so how can I say no. Also, I missed all of House last season and now I’m catching up. Which brings up a question, “Why do we love shows … Read More
We have a Winner!!!!
We have a winner to the “Be the 1,000th commenter on my blog” sweepstakes!” Chris Goeppner, youth Pastor at Calvary Chapel Jupiter felt the freedom to cheer the Marlins on my site (Which is normally OK, except they’re playing the Red Sox this weekend). Chris wins a copy of my book “Elements: Starting a Revolution in your World.” Congratulations Chris, and thank you to all who have commented over the last year. Seriously, I’ve gotten to know so many great people who are like-minded for the kingdom through the blogosphere. So I look forward to who I’ll run into in … Read More
The Red Sox 10 Minutes from my House
It was great to see my team, the Boston Red Sox playing at Dolphin stadium against the Marlins tonight. A couple from our church got Carey and I luxury box tickets! It rocked. I loved eating free ribs, chicken, and beverages and watching a ball game. It was awesome! The game wasn’t so pleasant as the Red Sox traded for a chump starting pitcher who gave up 5 runs in the first 2 innings! David Ortiz got robbed of a home run in the 9th inning, which was heartbreaking. But all in all, it great to see my team. Also, … Read More
The Sounds of My Past…
I was in a couple of bands before I went to Bible College and went into the ministry. One was this band, which was Christian. It’s amazing people still are into the band. The other was a band called Amboog-a-Lard that I was in with my friend Jeordie, who later left to become Twiggy from Marilyn Manson. Anyway, I just saw that he posted all of our stuff on his website. Some of the stuff I didn’t play on, because I joined the band later. But you can check out our stuff here. The mp3’s are free if you want … Read More
Book Review: The Multi-Site Church Revolution
I just finished reading “The Multi-Site Church Revolution” by Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, and Warren Bird. I really enjoyed it. I think what I enjoyed the most was that the book fired me up to go multi-site. In a city like Miami, the idea of buying a huge piece of property and building a big building isn’t really reality. Plus, the traffic isolates sections of the city, so I think this is a vision of the future for us. How and when I have no idea. But I will say this, when I decide to go multi-site, I will read … Read More
Stuff I’m Thinking about on Friday…
Several things swimming my head today. Here they are… #1 – I saw Nacho Libro on Monday. I was kind of disappointed. I think it was the director. It couldn’t be Jack Black. Why? Because Jack Black is one of the funniest people on the planet. #2 – I have listened to the new John Mayer song at least 150 times since his started streaming it from his website. #3 – I’m loving teaching our new series “crash.” We’re going through the book of Daniel. Its’ been fun. #4 – EVen though I didn’t love Nacho Libre, I have been … Read More
Congratulations Heat!
Who would have thought that the Heat would have come back from 0-2 to win 4 in a row? Miami is officially being renamed “Wade-County” for the MVP! Awesome! I gave our church a hard time on Sunday saying that Miami would lose in 7 games. I was kidding, but they’ll be the ones giving me the hard time this Sunday! For the record, the Heat is my second favorite team next to my childhood team, the Celtics! From a kid who grew up in the Larry Bird era in Boston, congratulations to the Heat!
The Drought is Over! There’s New John Mayer Music!
I’ll tell you this, this day couldn’t come soon enough. John Mayer has announced the release date of his new Album “Continuum.” It comes out 9.12.06. He’ll be in West Palm Beach Amphitheater on October 11th! But John is streaming the first single from the album on his website. The song is called, “Waiting on the world to Change.” It’s great! I’ve listened to it about 20 times by now. It’s on an infinite loop. Best line of the song: “One day our generation is going to rule the population…” I love this guy’s music, his unique outlook on life, … Read More
