4 Formulas for Relationships

Yesterday, I preached a message in the sermon series called “30 Days to Live” about the relationships that we have with people. If we received news that we only had 30 days to live, we would undoubtedly spend our last days in spending time with people and reconciling relationships. Based on all the encouragement I received, I think it really struck a chord with how we aren’t taking time to invest in the relationships of people that God has placed…

Come Awake

We had a lot of special elements for our Easter Sunday service today and one of them was a video that we showed right before the message. This is a video that was made by IgniterMedia, a Dallas based media group that produced videos for churches. They called us and asked if they could come last Sunday and shoot some video of our church members. My children had already been in one of their videos before, so I thought it would be great. Well, the video is called “Come Awake” and I love it! Not just because our church members are in it, but ever since I first saw this video, I have been singing this song nonstop. The chorus is so catchy and whenever I find myself singing it during the day, I am reminded that we are called to come awake because of what Christ has done for us. I guarantee this song will be in your head after you view it again … but that’s a good thing, Church!

Upside Down Truth

We showed a short video at the end of the message this past Sunday to illustrate this incredible idea the upside down economy of God; and how He tends to flip things upside down in a way that’s completely contrary to the way we would normally do things. And afterwards, everyone seemed to enjoy and appreciate the video, and primarily they liked it for its “cool” factor. If you missed it here it is:

I admit, when I watched this…

Surprised and Blessed

Today was my birthday (one shy of the big 4-0) and it was a pretty amazing day. It was a day full of surprises and blessings:

1. I woke up in the morning to about 5-6 inches of snow (in Dallas, in March, on the first day of spring!). We had a white Christmas this year and now a white birthday! Hoping that I don’t get any white hairs though.

2. My kids all gave me cards and each of…

Starting Point



Have you ever wondered where your place is in the grand story of the Bible? Are you seeking to find some answers about God, Jesus, the Bible, or Christianity? Or have you just begun a relationship with Jesus Christ? Or maybe you have some church experience, but have been away for a while? Then, maybe Starting Point is the place for you.

Starting Point is a conversational environment where people can explore faith and experience community.…

Try Not to Cry …

If you don’t cry or get a little teary watching this, you better go to the tear doctor and check your tear ducts. I remember watching this live as they were streaming the 2009 Catalyst Conference back in October and I just couldn’t hold back. It’s a touching moment and even more an amazing story.

On Being a Full-Time Follower

I was reading a devotional today from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers on the importance of walking daily with Jesus and not just doing for Him. And after reading today’s entry, I was again reminded that it’s not so much about being a full-time worker, but being a full-time follower of Jesus Christ. His ultimate desire is for me to know and fall deeper in love with Him as I walk with Him on a daily basis.…

Seth Godin’s Linchpin

Last Sunday, I said that I like to read secular business leadership and marketing books, as well as the Bible and other Christian books. The book that I mentioned was a marketing book by Seth Godin, who received his MBA from Stanford Business School and is the top marketing guy right now. His newest book is called “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?” There seemed to be some interested in the book, so I’m posting an interview with him about…

Tiger Woods’ Front Row

I read this from a blog yesterday:

I know we could stir up a lot of debate around what happened at Tiger Woods’ press conference. Especially if we discussed whether he meant it, the format, and all the other juicy details that the public seems to be so obsessed with these days.

But we aren’t TMZ or The View who profit from trashing, analyzing, and questioning everything. And we don’t exploit the pain of others.

So here are

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Taking the Initiative Against Drudgery

Occasionally, I visit an online devotional page, which is basically daily excerpts from the Christian classic, My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. And as I was encouraged by the devotional entry for today, I wanted to share it all of you. My prayer is that this would encourage you this day as well:

When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as though there were no God. There is no

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