cowboy junkies and the church

Question of the day: What do the Cowboy Junkies and the church have in common? According to this post from Seth Godin, apparently a lot more than I thought.
This paradox is so true in the church. If we’re not careful, we as leaders can easily succumb to the wants and desires of [...]

change of scenery

My wife and I just finished painting and redecorating our bedroom. I was more involved in the painting – not so much the redecorating. But it looks great! We’ve moved all the furniture around, changed the color scheme, and added a few elements. It’s a totally different experience when you walk [...]

sunday night rewind

WHAT A MORNING!!! Today we launched our C3 Christmas Project for 2007 and decided to add a little twist. Last year we pooled all of our resources to provide a memorable Christmas to the Beta House residents. This year we decided to expand our reach by distributing over $10,000 to those in [...]

sunday night rewind

This morning we had Robbie Robison in to continue our Barbaric Grace series. Robbie is part of the Board at C3 and has been tremendous friend and asset as we’ve walked through our transition. Robbie did an awesome job – any message that alludes to both Rocky and Top Gun has got to be right. [...]

it’s friday, i’m in love…

with the insanely big furniture experience known as IKEA Orlando. I know I might be turning in my man card for a day with this post, but that place was more than impressive. Complete with it’s own restaurant, Chuck E. Cheese like play area for the kids, and 300,000 sq ft of cool, [...]

making memories

I’m not much of a picture person. I’m the guy asking my wife if we remembered the camera after we land in Hawaii. I just never think about taking pictures, which is bad because memories can fade so quickly.
So, thanks to Amanda, we scheduled some time to make some memories last Sunday at the beach. [...]

lessons from the hardwood

While stealing a few minutes this evening to watch Sportscenter, I saw a fascinating interview with John Calipari. Calipari is the head basketball coach at the University of Memphis, the preseason #1 team in the country. UM has made it to the Elite 8 and won over 60 games in the last two years. This [...]

the true barbarians

If you’re not aware, we’re currently in a series titled “Barbaric Grace” at C3, so while I’m in the barbaric mood, I’d like to salute 10 barbarians that had a tremendous impact on my life this fall.

Christy, Troy, Steven, David, Jullian, Rich, Luke, Brendan, Emma, and Illiana (not pictured) – you guys are awesome – [...]

sunday night rewind

We launched our new series Barbaric Grace this morning, which will be the last series before moving into the theater. At first glance, there’s great tension between the two words. When you think of grace, rarely do thoughts of a barbarian enter your mind. However, the Scriptures show how connected these themes [...]

it’s friday, i’m in love

with my 32 year-old wife! Why is the 32 important? Because yesterday she was 31, and today she is 32. And of those 32 years, I’ve known her for 20. (She had me at hello in 6th grade.)
It’s crazy to think that next year will mark 10 years of marriage, and each year has gotten [...]