Recommended Weekend Reading
Each Sunday I like to share some recommended reading with you – so here’s what I enjoyed this past week while slugging through the internet…
This post, 20 Years. We Just Celebrated 20 Years of… Read More
Have A Sunny Fun Day (Maybe Win A Free Book Too)!
Nothing beats a sunny day in the Northwest. It’s perfect. Maybe your Friday will even get better – with a few fun and/or funny videos… and a chance to win a new book too! Here we go:
1. FREE BOOK—A FAREWELL TO MARS BY BRIAN ZAHND.
I loved Brian Zahnd‘s book “Beauty Will Save The World,” and I’m loving his latest work, “A Farewell To Mars.” Here’s your chance to get this brand new book (it was released on June 1st) – all you have to do is comment below (scroll down to the bottom of this post to comment – say anything) and you will be automatically entered to win. A winner will be selected and announced on this post within 24 hours.
2. VIDEO—FLIGHT OR FIGHT OR WHATEVER FEATURING ROB NORMAN.
Comedy writer Rob Norman tells his story of being robbed—and how he could have fought his attackers or ran away… but chose to do neither. (PG-13 language)… Read More
Cigarette Butts & My Pride
There’s a back entrance to the office building at my church – and it leads right to my office, so it’s the primary one I use. I’m pretty sure I use that specific entrance more than anyone else does.
Recently I’ve noticed a growing supply of cigarette butts just outside my door.
It makes sense. It’s probably the best location for smoking on our campus – it’s private, it’s covered, it’s sheltered from the wind, and there are some nice steps for sitting down on. I’m not surprised about the collection of cigarette butts there…
And although I am not surprised, I am bothered by it. Not because I’m concerned about smoking being a sin or bad for your health or whatever.
I’m bothered because every time I walk by them, my first reaction is to wonder if anyone thinks I’M THE ONE SMOKING… Read More
To Do Ordinary Things With Extraordinary Love
Jean Vanier is the 85 year old Canadian philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian who is most known for founding the L’Arche communities. L’Arch (French for “the ark”) began in 1964 when Jean Vanier took two men with disabilities into his home in the town of Trosly-Brevil, France. It is now an international organization operating some 146 communities in 35 countries.
He has quickly become one of my favorite authors. Here are a few quotes from his book, Community and Growth…
“To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance.”
“A Christian community should do as Jesus did: propose and not impose. Its attraction must lie in the… Read More
It Sucks To Be A Racist (Sexist, Classist) In The Kingdom Of God
One of my favorite lines from Sunday’s sermon (while reading from Revelation 6.9) was this: “It sucks to be a racist in the Kingdom of God.”
I saw an endless sea of people – every variety and type, every race, every background, every class, a beautiful representation of God’s creative diversity—standing before the Lamb of God. —Revelation 6.9
Earlier in the week, as I was going through our church Bible reading plan, I noticed something special… Read More
Creative Spaces & Capturing Systems
In today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about the places and times we are the most creative – and the systems we use for capturing those ideas for later use.
Gotta Read These Guys
Most Sundays, I like to give a few shout-outs and share what I enjoyed from around the internet during the past week. Below are some posts from guys that ya gotta read…
This post, Lose The Christian Swag, by Carlos Whittaker. His blog is one of the… Read More
Fame Is A Very Unnatural Human Condition
One of the most fascinating quotes in the book Comic Genius; Portraits of Funny People is this one by Chevy Chase…
The best comedy I ever did was when people didn’t know who I was.
“Fame is a very unnatural human condition. When you stop to realize that… Read More
Leadership Bites: Reading Outside Your Tribe
In today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about the kind of reading that causes growth in our lives.
QUESTION: What are you… Read More
Party Animals
Yay! It’s Friday – so it’s time to watch a few fun videos (got a party animal theme going on today) and possibly win something cool. You ready? Here we go…
1. FREE BOOK—The Cause Within You by Matthew Barnett.
Last Friday, Pastor Matthew Barnett spoke at NWLife for Together Nights (here’s that message). Today you can win one of his books… all you have to do is comment below (scroll down to the bottom of this post to comment – say anything) and you will be automatically entered to win. A winner will be selected and announced on this post within 24 hours.
2. VIDEO—Rodents On Turntables.