I love to impress people. I mean, who doesn’t? For example, just last night at our friends’ house the topic of Giants baseball and my long time fanhood jumped into our conversation. I was asked how painful it has been to be a Giants fan for so long and I quickly responded by retelling the …
Category Archives: Missional Living and Advocacy
Embracing the Clear Sky of Thanksgiving in the Dense Fog of Wal Mart
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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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
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 …
Our Stories Determine Our Values
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 …