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  • Are Pastors Really Full Of It?

    Are Pastors Really Full Of It?

    I was blind-sided by this tweet a week or two ago. The tweet came out of nowhere and was sent from someone I haven’t had any previous interaction with on twitter. I had just started following them the day before. What concerns me? It’s not that this was sent to me or that I…

  • 3 Places to Find Free iOS Apps

    3 Places to Find Free iOS Apps

    One of my hobbies (as lame as it may seem) is finding great new apps for my iPhone and iPad. As a self proclaimed ‘App Genius’, I’ve looked for ways to discover great apps and what other people think of them. Even better, I’ve looked for great ways to discover great FREE apps and…

  • 2 Ways Social Media is Changing the Christian Faith

    2 Ways Social Media is Changing the Christian Faith

    My generation (the Millennial generation) has helped usher in a new time and day of information. During my generation, I’ve seen how relationships are grown, managed, and changed like never before. We can now ‘friend’ someone we’ve never met and ‘follow’ someone we’ve never talked face to face with. Social media has literally changed…

  • A Plea to Church Leaders

    A Plea to Church Leaders

    A plea to church leaders… Lead Pastors. Executive Pastors. Creative Pastors. Youth Pastors. Deacons. Elders. Bishops. Lay Leaders. Please give it your best shot… every shot. I’m reminded week in and week out that many of our people are going through things and dealing with issues that we can only think about. People come…

  • Curiosity didn’t kill the cat… Comfort Did

    Curiosity didn’t kill the cat… Comfort Did

    One of the fundamental requirements of a leader is to stay curious. – Bill Hybels Bill Hybels made this statement at this year’s Global Leadership Summit. Now, at first glance, it feels likes another one of those tweetable and catchy quotes that leadership types like to quote. If you think about it more, though,…

  • Jigsaw Puzzles, Identity, and Finding Your Place

    Jigsaw Puzzles, Identity, and Finding Your Place

    Around last Christmas, my wife talked me into sitting down and doing a jigsaw puzzle with her. I’m not a huge fan of puzzles, I don’t have the patience to spend hours looking for the corner of a tree that the box top tells me has to be in there. This night, though, I…