Feb 16th, 2010
I Couldn’t Seem To Pray Anymore
Much of my spiritual growth had taken place in a very typical evangelical setting, in which spontaneous, free prayers were valued and written prayer was held in suspicion. There was also a little mix of charismatic influence, in which the louder and more forcefully you prayed, the more spiritual you were. That was my story [...]
Feb 15th, 2010
New Church Spotlight: Covenant Community Church
Yesterday was a great day for Houston. Yesterday morning marked the launch of Covenant Community Church – a new church in the Pearland area of Houston. Covenant is part of the Acts 29 Network and is led by a great group of men assembled by Daniel Davis – the church planting pastor. I met Daniel [...]
Feb 12th, 2010
“Not one damn thing.”
Next week, I’ll be posting a bit about prayer. To get us started, I wanted to share a great quote from Phyllis Tickle. While I don’t agree with much of her theology, she’s done a great work in helping many people discover the beauty and joy of fixed-hour prayer – also called praying the daily [...]
Feb 10th, 2010
archives: Miracle Crusades and Miracle Grow
This was first published five years ago in February 2005. I’ve been reading through old blog entries (which is a sure fire way to gain humility quickly!) and I am going to bring out a few things I’m actually proud of. When I wrote this Kaleo was under 6 months old. While our church [...]
Feb 9th, 2010
Tuesday Link-A-Thon
Here’s a few posts from around the interwebs the last week worth checking out. Add to the list – leave a comment that points us to a great post you read recently that everyone should know about. A Brief Update on Michael Spencer - Michael Spencer, who has been blogging at internetmonk.com since before blogging was [...]
Feb 8th, 2010
The Sunday Hype Machine
Yesterday, my friend Ben Arment tweeted this: just once, i’d like to read a tweet from a pastor who just experienced his worst sunday ever. #toomuchhypeonsundays I’ve definitely noticed it too. I read too many blogs and twitter updates by church planters. It’s a vice. They make me angry, make me think, challenge me, test my humility, [...]
Feb 5th, 2010
Why I Exist
From my journal: God, you do not exist to make my church grow. Instead, you exist to be worshiped and glorified. God, I do not exist to make my church grow. Instead, I exist to worship and glorify you. Lord, help me to live in continual reflection of this. Guard my mind and heart from chasing fame, success, or a [...]
Feb 4th, 2010
Spirituality Is An Effort To Be Human
After it has sat on my shelf for over a year, I finally am slowly reading through Eugene Peterson’s book Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places. In the introduction, Peterson begins by defining the terms he will use in the book, as many of them have become vague and robbed of their meaning. One of [...]
Feb 3rd, 2010
Visual Productivity
Merlin Mann, (if you’re not sure who he is, start with his Inbox Zero talk – life changing stuff, I promise), started working on a great project last Fall. Common Sense + Getting Things Done + A Creative, Visual way to present ideas Be sure to go check it out. Here’s a few more…
Feb 2nd, 2010
Why Shopping With God Doesn’t Work
I meet with a lot of people – that comes with the calling to be a pastor. So I spend good amount of time in coffee shops and restaurants, talking about the Gospel and how it interfaces with our lives. As I meet with folks, I tend to find myself having the same conversation a [...]
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