The best thing to do on Fridays is to have a laugh or maybe even win something. So, here’s your chance to do both…
1. FREE—Jute Drawstring Backpack With A Surprise Inside.
Just comment below and you will be automatically entered to win a jute drawstring backpack with a nifty surprise inside. Two winners will be selected and announced tonight… Read More
I wish my church had cool features like hidden passageways or catacombs, but nope. There’s nothing particularly cool or unique about our building.
It’s not ancient enough or brand new enough to be cool. It’s just average.
No fountain. No outdoor fireplace. No bookstore. No gym. No library.
In fact, there is nothing stand-outish about our facilities. They just kinda blend in… Read More
My church just doesn’t measure up.
While other churches are describing themselves as “One church, three locations,” or “One church, fifteen locations,” we don’t even bother to announce that we are “One church, one location.” Although, I did once consider calling our Mother’s Room the “South Campus” because it has a live feed of our service and it’s south of our auditorium… until I realized we couldn’t give tours of our South Campus because of the moms nursing babies in there. Awkward.
Since we don’t have the McChurch franchise thing going on (yet anyway), your church is better than mine.
Here’s another one: our worship leader doesn’t have a beard. I mean, how is that even possible in 2013??!!?!?? I think you’re starting to get the picture: your church is better than mine… Read More
Your church is better than mine
And I’m good with that.
To me, better isn’t the issue anyway. We’re different. I think we should be.
My church doesn’t do everything well, and it can’t.
The “my _______ is better than your _______” feels like a sassy elementary school yard conversation, don’t you think?
I can’t imagine how that type of comparison honors our Father… Read More
Instead of the usual Leadership Bites podcast, today I’m sharing the stand up comedy debut of our NWLife staff – Erica Jones, Kyle Wheeler, myself, and Andy Jones. Hope you enjoy!
Part 1:
Part 2… Read More
It’s Friday and time for the funz ( I know, that’s not a word). Anyway, I just want to help you smile, laugh, and/or win something. Time for the funz…
1. FREE—Jute Drawstring Backpack With A Surprise Inside.
Just comment below and you will be automatically entered to win a jute drawstring backpack with a pretty cool surprise inside… Read More
Here is a sneak peek at chapter 3 of the book I wrote this summer (hopefully coming soon)…
White knuckle ride, I’m on it. It’s not so easy to control, pressure. It’s not so easy to control, pressure. There’s no easy way to make it better. —Jamiroquai (White Knuckle Ride)
Then wolves will live in peace with lambs, and leopards will lie down to rest with goats. Calves, lions, and young bulls will eat together, and a little child will lead them. —Isaiah (Isaiah 11.6 NCV)
3. KNUCKLES
I’m not much of a thrill-seeker; I’m no adrenaline junkie. In fact, there are more theme park rides that I won’t go on than I will. I have rules for this… Read More
Here’s a little more leakage – some content from the book I wrote this summer…
Yo, we at war. We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all, we at war with ourselves. —Kanye West (Jesus Walks)
Tears on the mausoleum floor, blood stains the coliseum doors… —Jay-Z (No Church in the Wild)
If you act like wild animals, hurting and harming each other, then watch out, or you will completely destroy one another… Read More
Many of you know I wrote a book this summer and am in the process of trying to get myself a literary agent (if you are related to an amazing literary agent, please hook a brotha up). Anyway, this week, I thought it would be fun to do a little sneak peek chapter leak…
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Life with God is easier than we think. Most of us are simply trying too hard. We’re straining and we’re stressing, but all that effort is for nothing.
God doesn’t want your works, He wants you.
And there’s more… Read More
