friday night lights

 
While at the C3 Conference this past week (among many other spiritual, uplifting, and beneficial activities), Amanda and I brought along season 1 of Friday Night Lights.  The show is awesome!  If you’re not watching, I would strongly recommend adding it to your line-up.  I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a show that is so authentic in its story line and [...]

schedule some losses

In high school, I played on one of the top soccer teams in the state.  My senior year we finished 21-2-4.  (They happened to win the state championship the year after I left – I’m not sure what that says about my contribution to the team!)Among those 21 wins were a few games we won via [...]

is your message…(part 5)

EMOTIONAL?
“If I look at the mass, I will never act.  If I look at the one, I will.” – Mother Teresa

Over 500,000 people in the US died of cancer last year.  This means very little unless it was one of your friends. 

About 1 million divorces will be finalized this year.  This means very little unless your [...]

is your message…(part 4)

CREDIBLE?
When you think about it, the message of the gospel is pretty unbelievable.  How do people become convinced that Jesus is truly the son of God and came to restore all that humanity has broken?  On the surface, it seems like an enormous task for the church.  What makes the message believable?  What gives the [...]

sunday night rewind

Awesome start to our UFC – Ultimate Family Challenge series today.  As Byronwas introducing the series this morning, I was thinking how applicable this is to everyone’s life.  Family relationships are the one thing you can’t avoid, and are usually one of the main contributors to people’s stress.  If we can learn how to navigate these [...]

it’s friday, i’m in love…

with…

my wife

date nights with my wife

Granna for coming over to make date night possible

date nights with my wife that coincide with Valentine’s Day

date nights with my wife that include dinner at Fusian.

date nights with my wife that include free movie tickets.

date nights that include a stop at Barnies.

date nigths that conclude with…(I’ll stop there.)

All in [...]

is your message…(part 3)

CONCRETE?
In fifteen seconds, name all the white things you can think of.
Now, reset the timer and name all the white things in your refrigerator.
Chances are, you did as well or better when you were restricted to the refrigerator?  Intuitively that makes no sense.  To think that you have the entire universe of white things to [...]

we interrupt this message…

I’ll continue my review of Made to Sticktomorrow, but tonight, I need to pay homage to my little man.  Jackson is one year old today.   Words can’t describe the emotions I felt when the nurse announced we were having a boy.  He’s been a perfect fit to our family.  Daddy’s looking forward to taking you [...]

is your message…(part 2)

UNEXPECTED?
Jesus was the master at delivering an unexpected message. (To be honest, I guess he was the master at most everything, but run with me here.)  In most of his parables, there is the unexpected hero.  Whether it’s the Samaritan, a child, or a poor woman, Jesus tended to surprise the audience with a twist that challenged their [...]

is your message…(part 1)

I’m finishing up a great book titled Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath.  The premise is that there are certain qualities that make some ideas more memorable, or “sticky,” than others.  It’s been fascinating reading it in the context of C3, but it holds great application for anyone who communicates (that would be [...]