Just remake yourself… Lessons from The Incredible Hulk

One of the summer’s anticipated movies is The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton. It is not unusual for a studio to offer a sequel comic book movie five years after the original. It is unusual for them to essentially revamp the entire story and act like the first movie never existed.
In 2003, there [...]

Before you hit “SEND”…

Great post from Seth Godin on double checking your emails before sending…
Some of my favorite points…
10. Have I corresponded with this person before?
11. Really? They’ve written back? (if no, reconsider email).
13. Am I angry? (If so, save as draft and come back to the note in one hour).
Ever have an email “disaster”?

QRT and Worship Disasters

One of the most important qualities anyone can have at THE CHURCH of Jacksonville or THE CHURCH Group Worldwide is called QRT. It comes from Pastor Mike’s Ten Commandments for Excellence.
Quick Recovery Time.
It’s not how you function when everything is well, but rather how you function when everything that goes wrong, that distinguishes people [...]

Facebook? Twitter? Why?

 
Over the last several months, I have slowly entered the world of online community. First with Facebook, then blogging, and now Twitter. 
The big question/objection I’ve received from others when it comes up is either:

“Don’t you have anything better to do?”
“I don’t have time for that…”

My reasons are simple.
In an increasingly technology driven world, I believe [...]

Aspiration of Art within the Church

Continuing thoughts on artistic expression within the church…
Every culture has a form, style, or place of prominence that its members aspire to. They are the standards by which everything is measured.  And much of what we do, whether intentional or not, is informed by these external forces.
And the church is no different.
In most churches on [...]

Seth Godin is an Idiot…

Or How Going Negative is Entirely Too Easy!
In the ever elusive search for readers, it’s not unexpected that many will take the easy road and skew negative.  The target is almost irrelevant.  Like sharks to blood, people love the opportunity to pile on.
Plus, the alternative is too difficult.  Why should I attempt to provide useful [...]

What’s the score?

What is the significance of the score?  What is significant about the fact that we do keep score?
The score is all about identity.  It’s all about trying to point to something in you, in your life, that defines not just who you are, but also where you are.  Score is what lets us know who [...]

How do you keep score?

Everyone does it.  Keep score that is.  We all do it in different ways, with different points of emphasis.  But we all keep score.
There’s the usual laundry list of culprits.  Money.  Appearances.  Education.  Possessions.  Position.
We know enough to, at least, act like we don’t keep score.  That will keep up from using the things that [...]

Honor your father…

Really appreciated this post by Shawn Wood of Seacoast Church.
What really struck me was the sense of respect he has for the impact that Ed Young (and Pace Hartfield) and all of Fellowship Church had on him.  
Everyone (yes, EVERYONE!) is a product of someone else’s ministry.  Too often, we are prone to thinking we [...]

The Law of Unintended Consequences (pt. 1 of 2)

Last week, the US government literally opened the flood gates of the Glen Canyon dam.  The hopes are the manmade flood will carry rich sedimentary residue to nourish the Grand Canyon area, improving the fish habitat in the river and rebuilding beaches.  This was necessitated due to the fact that 98% of the sediment carried [...]