Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
As I conclude a Thanksgiving weekend full of the joys of family and friends, it is a time for me to process how much I have to be thankful for. Every year, this weekend is a bitter-sweet paradox for me. On Thursday, I embrace the clear sky of family, gratitude and a celebration feast. On …
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We have all heard Katy Perry’s huge hit “Teenage Dream.” And, we (by “we,” I mean me) have all found ourselves singing this song at the top of our lungs while driving to Target…by ourselves. Here is the chorus: “You make me feel like I’m living a teenage dream The way you turn me on, …
Over the past decade, few books have had the impact on the art of Story than Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. He doesn’t simply speak about story, he challenges himself and others to live a better story…a story that could change everything. As you can imagine, Don is paying me thousands …
This past Sunday night I had the opportunity to teach at our local church gathering. We have been studying the book of Acts all fall and I was assigned chapters 19-23, which make up Paul’s 3rd missionary journey. There are two incidents in the passage that end up turning into all out riots against Paul …
About a decade ago while watching my favorite surf video, I first stumbled upon the music of Mason Jennings. Since that day, he has become both Janny and my favorite musician. Any of you that went to our wedding heard his song as we walked down the aisle as a newly married couple (stalker alert …