February 2012
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Happy 15th Birthday Josh!
Fifteen years ago the Lord blessed Shauntai and I with our second son, Joshua. Today’s his fifteenth birthday & I pause to reflect and share wisdom that’ll live with him forever. Unlike material things, our words have the ability to create worlds - gateways to a better tomorrow.
If there’s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this: Love Should Be Your Rule. It...
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My 1st Blog Post (2.19.2008)
I started blogging “unofficially” on MySpace (y’all remember them) as a hobby. Now it’s a vital part of my ministry portfolio. I plan to use it to supplement my weekend messages.
Don’t you wish Blogger or Typepad had been around 2,000 years ago. I wonder if Jesus would have blogged? What an RSS feed that would have been!
I thought I would hit the pause button...
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Style Tips: What She Actually Wants You to Wear
Do Clothes Really Matter? How important is what we wear? Can people look through all the superficial fluff of fashion and see the real us? The answer? Usually not. Researchers have come up with scientific evidence to prove that what you wear actually does make a difference in how you influence the world around you. Let’s face it: First impressions make lasting impressions. As I continue to...
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What's Wrong With Nicki Minaj?
Can someone please explain to me what’s wrong with Nicki Minaj? First, she arrived on the red carpet supposedly channeling her “Roman Zolanski” alter ego. That required a custom-made Versace outfit consisting of a blood-red, nun-inspired satin robe. Her “date” was an older man dressed to resemble the pope. I’m not Catholic, but I’m outraged at her blatant disrespect of the...
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Humbling Leadership Lessons On Change & Transition...
In Part 1, I shared my experiences regarding change and transition. If you missed it, you can read it HERE.
In 2011 we experienced many exciting changes at Mars Hill Baptist Church. Regardless of how exciting the vision of the building was, we know now that in the process, we left some people behind.
In Part 1, we learned how BUILDINGS HOUSE MEMORIES - DON’T ERASE THEIR SIGNIFICANCE.
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Humbling Leadership Lessons On Change & Transition
I’ll admit, as a leader it’s quite easy to get caught up with a vision. It’s natural because as leader’s we’re encouraged to look out for opportunities and then take the lead in making things happen. But sometimes we find ourselves alone out front, and wonder what happened to the people we’re leading? Why aren’t they with us? GOING FISHING - WHO’S IN? Take a scenario of a group of people...
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New Series: RESET
NEW SERIES: RESET
Sunday, February 5, 2012 (8am or 10:30am)
Mars Hill Baptist Church
2012. It’s a new year filled with new and hopeful opportunity!
Yet for many…it will be another year of feeling stuck. Stuck in unhealthy relationships, dead-end careers, faulty finances, and a life filled with frustration.
Reset. Sometimes you just need a fresh start.
Reset is all about fresh starts and...
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Don Cornelius, The Bible, & Suicide
Los Angeles police say ‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers responding to a report of a shooting found Cornelius at his Mulholland Drive home at around 4 a.m., police said. According to the Associated Press, “He was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.”
Photo credit: AP | FILE - In a Sunday, June 28, 2009 file...