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It's not an adventure if...

It’s not an adventure if…

(Pic I took of Rick at the SYMC2010)
“If there isn’t a possible of danger it isn’t really an adventure, or if there isn’t a some challenge it might not be an adventure, & if ur watching from the sidelines you’re not really  apart of that adventure.”
By Rick Lawrence talking about how Student Ministry is an [...]

Asking God for too much?

If you’re like me you’ve wondered if you could possibly ask God for too much.  Recently I was rereading one of my favorite books “Channels of Spiritual Power” by Frank Laubach and he shed some light on this.
He said, “We can never ask God for too much.  Nothing is impossible to God.  Usually we do [...]

Respect the old…empower the new!

Urban D and the Crossover Community Church crew from down in Tampa, FL just ripped the stage at #innovate09 during our Day 2 Arts Mash-Up.
Urban D said one of the coolest axioms I’ve heard this year.  He said:
“RESPECT THE OLD…EMPOWER THE NEW!”
PREACH IT!!!

Life isn't about waiting...

Life isn’t about waiting…

My dad sent me this quote sometime last week and it fit in perfect the other day as I was sitting on my back porch listening to the rain.
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Unknown.
Ephesians 5:15 encourages us to ‘be very careful how [...]

Never give up...

Never give up…

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
This quote was written YEARS after God’s people wondered around the wilderness for 40 years.  I can’t even really fathom that amount of time as I’m nowhere close to 40 years old, BUT I know that’s [...]

Why do we squelch the passionate?

Why do we squelch the passionate?

This was a question Francis Chan asked at #Orange09 and I would love to weigh in on it because it’s true for a lot of places. (Not all but a lot.)
The Church has a history of wanting extremely passionate high capacity people to be involved in their ministries yet the moment they get in the [...]

One thing you NEVER outgrow

One thing you NEVER outgrow

I was listening to John Piper the other day and he said one of the most profound things I’ve EVER heard.  He said, 
“YOU NEVER OUTGROW YOUR NEED FOR THE GOSPEL”
Enough said.

What's your temperature?

What’s your temperature?

Craig Groeschel recently said this at Catalyst West: 
“Lukewarm pastors build lukewarm churches.”
BRILLIANT!
Here’s my question:  If you’re lukewarm shouldn’t you do something about it?
What scares me: When people don’t want to be on fire.  When they would say, “I have enough God.” 

Here’s another graphic someone made.  I like it. Pretty clever with hot and cold faucets [...]

a TRUE leader must...

a TRUE leader must…

Rev. Run who was the lead guy Run DMC said something amazing on Twitter and I thought I should share it.  If you don’t know, Run DMC was one of the pioneers for “Hip Hop”!  Not Gangster rap, rap music, or R&B but true “Hip Hop” (music with a message)
This quote from Rev. Run is [...]

Chew on this a little bit

Chew on this a little bit

This will change your life.
“We ought never to bear the burden of sin or of doubt, but there are burdens placed on us by God which He does not intend to lift off, He wants us to roll them back on Him. “Cast that He hath given thee upon the Lord.” (R.V. marg.) If we [...]