Even Bertha Gets Stuck
Listen in on this five-minute conversation with Andy Jones and myself – we talk about how everyone gets stuck at sometime in their life, and the importance of not staying stuck… Read More
Best of 2014
We’re just a few days into 2014 – and here are my favorites from around the web so far…
This post from Tullian Tchivdjian… Read More
Smile. More.
It’s 2014 and my word of the year is “Smile.” My goal is to smile more, help others smile, and preach on God’s smile. Maybe one of the videos below will make you smile today… Read More
2013 MASHUP by POSTMODERN JUKEBOX
One of my favorite discoveries of 2013 has to be “Tambourine Guy.” He’s perfectly delightful and entertaining in Postmodern Jukebox’s vintage Motown cover of Roar. He makes another appearance in this mashup of 2013 hit songs… Read More
Arctic Chill
Hope you’re having a happy snow day in the northwest! Did you know Los Angeles even experiences the artic chill from time to time? This is how it get reported by L.A. newscasters…
God Is Perfectly Comfortable Entering Our Dirty Mess
A few years ago, I visited the apartment of a some college guys from my church.
To be honest, I was shocked. I’d never seen anything dirtier or messier. The cupboards were empty and the sink was overflowing with dirty dishes. The apartment smelled bad. There wasn’t adequate lighting and it was dark in there.
I tried to mask what I was feeling; I tried to act as if this was all normal to me.
Then one of the guys said, “Sit down PB! Make yourself comfortable.”
I looked at the couch. It was covered with crumbs and stains and miscellaneous articles of clothing (dirty of course).
On the inside, I was having a mild panic attack… Read More
King Moonracer
Do you remember King Moonracer from the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas special?
He is the flying lion who lives in a castle… the king of the Island of Misfit Toys.
King Moonracer flies around the world each night to gather up unwanted toys and gives them a home on his island… Read More
Blessed By The Misfits
Two years ago, I did a series at my church called “Misfit Magnet.” It was all about the kind of people Jesus attracted. And, of course, the series referenced the Island of Misfit Toys from the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer TV special.
From time to time, we need to be reminded to suspend judgement and just love people. We have a tendency to surround ourselves with a homogenized group of people who think, believe, look, act, and smell like us.
Here’s a little different take on the subject of misfits… Read More
2 Things I Would Change
Listen in on this short conversation with Andy Jones and myself – we talk about looking back on our years of ministry and what we would change if we could…
PS: Here’s the video of the youth pastor who tried to say “Pitched his tents” but messed it up… Read More
Best Bits Of The Web
Here are the best bits of the web from this past week – stuff I enjoyed and thought was worth passing on to you… Read More