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Coming Soon

Hey Friends
Thanks for your patience in checking back on the blog only to find…old posts.  There are a bunch of reasons, but none of them really matter.  The bottom line is, a new site is in the works.
In the next few weeks we’ll be relaunching the blog with some new features, some new dialogue and [...]

Ladies…This One’s for You

I have not been a good blogger lately, but this being the season of Lent, I am repenting and reflecting and getting back into it again.  Actually, I do want a closer walk with the wider community as we approach Easter.

Our Easter series is lined up and ready to go (stay tuned for details), but [...]

The Real Cap on Our Ability

So what determines how much far you can go in this life or what you can accomplish in God's Kingdom? What are the most important things you can develop?  Your talents?  Your intellect?  Your work ethic?  Your skill set? (Get some mad skillz…)
More and more, I believe this is true:  Who we are are will [...]

Loving This Shift

I'm preaching a series called Revolutionary Love.  I think it's revolutionizing a few things in me.
Our goal in this series is to reflect the revolutionary love of God in Jesus with love that is tangible and reaches beyond ourselves.
We're supporting various causes, from local food banks and toy drives, to buying mosquito nets [...]

Hope You Didn’t Miss This

I have loved the comments on the blog this week. I wanted to highlight this comment from Laurie, who was responding to the post on adding value to people's lives this month. 
Sometimes I think the challenge is
to see people through their eyes rather than my own. My own eyes assess
things through my life experiences which [...]

What Happened When We Stopped Marketing our Church

Tony Morgan, New Spring Church guru, wrote a great couple of posts
on why churches should stop marketing.  He makes a good argument that
marketing can push you away from your true mission.  I'd love to hear
what you think of it.
I wanted to share my reflections on it too.  A year ago I might have disagreed with [...]

Would You Plant a Church ?

So my time in California is just about up.  Heading back this morning to fall head first into the mission in Central Ontario.
I was a little surprised (and excited) when we polled the room at the Orange Tour stop in LA Friday to discover that 75% of the people in the house had planted a [...]

Wonder, Discovery, Passion

So I've been here in California for the last week, sharing some time with my oldest son, Jordan and then moving into the final leg of the 2008 Orange Tour.
I've been so grateful for the time with him.  And I have really appreciated a chance to explore a bit of the West, having never [...]

Hope

I saw something last night I haven't seen in a while.
Like just about everyone else, I was glued to the tv last night watching election results come in. I watched Barack Obama make yet another exceptional speech last night.  Whatever you think about Obama's win, the man has to be one of the greatest orators [...]

Culture Shock

Everyone once in a while, it's great to have undergo culture shock.  I just never thought it would have happened in Southern California.
My 16 year old son Jordan and I in town for the Orange Tour later this week and decided to explore the area.  Kind of a father and son road trip.  It's so [...]