This morning I spent some time praying for the fundraising aspect of our ADVENTURE of moving to Brazil. In my prayer journal I wrote, "Please help our fundraising to come together quickly as another affirmation that Your hand is upon this." I prayed that thinking that in the next month God might start to answer it. I was wrong. This ... [Continue Reading]
Leadership in Ministry
I started a new class today called "Leadership in Ministry." It's part of my Master of Ministry program at Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina. A required reading for the class is one of my favorite books on leadership: Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders. For part of the class I have to keep a leadership journal, ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst is over… and so is my temporary tattoo
Well, in case you didn't figure it out yet, the tattoo from my Catalyst update video was only temporary. No worries to those of you out there who thought I had gone off the deep end. I'm still tattoo-less. The tattoo is nearly gone now, and there aren't any plans to get a real one any time in the foreseeable future. ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst Day 2 Wrap-up
Catalyst was AWESOME today! Last night Jason and I stayed up really late talking about some of the reasons why Kari and I are moving to Brazil, and then Andy Stanley opened up with a message that spoke directly to what I was talking to Jason about! It was really incredible. He was talking about leaving God's mark on the world rather than our own, ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst Day 1 Wrap-up
Well today has been quite a day. I heard 6 speakers today, which is a lot of listening, thinking, and dialoguing. One of the highlights was getting to hear Jon Acuff from StuffChristiansLike.net. He is quite humorous in real life in addition to on his blog. The things I walked away from thinking about are these: Am I interested in ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst 2009… here we come!
Well, I'm back at Catalyst again this year. I'm going to do my best to record what's going on. Kari received a free Flip Video device several years ago, and I decided that it might be fun to do a video blog in addition to my regular blogging. I'm here with Jason Williams, and we'll be putting regular updates up. So check back ... [Continue Reading]
The One in control of the ADVENTURE
This won't be a long post, but I wanted to update you all on something cool that happened today. I was praying this morning about our future move to Brazil, and I was specifically focused on how we are going to get our belongings down there. I had contacted a shipper several weeks ago, and I hadn't heard back from him. Lo and behold, I checked ... [Continue Reading]
Being committed to the ADVENTURE
I certainly don't want to wear out this topic of ADVENTURE, but there are a few more things worth noting before moving on to another topic. In fact, this evening I have been studying Daniel 3 for a paper I'm writing for seminary. I decided to write my paper on the event of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego as they faced the fiery furnace. I still ... [Continue Reading]
Trusting the ADVENTURE Guide
Several weeks ago a thought came to my mind regarding one of the greatest ADVENTURERS of the Old Testament: David. What's so fascinating about David is his uninhibited trust in his heavenly Father. Though David was imperfect in his decisions, he never divided his worship of the Lord. One of the most amazing passages of the Old Testament to me is ... [Continue Reading]
The risk of avoiding ADVENTURE
I have really enjoyed hearing from some of you over the last few days in response to some of my posts regarding this topic of ADVENTURE. One thought that was brought to light by a reader was the risk that come with avoiding ADVENTURE. It sounds a little funny to say that we take a risk by avoiding ADVENTURE, but I think there is a very real risk that has to ... [Continue Reading]
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