Hey ya'll! Here's five of my favorite things this week... A quote I've been contemplating this week comes from my friend, Shawn Lovejoy - "Be where your feet are." This is a call to be fully present in the moment! Good reminder Shawn... especially in these days of transition! Be present for my family. Be … Continue reading Five Favorites Friday
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Five Favorites Friday (11/2/18)
Five of my favorite things this week... I've been thinking about this quote a lot this week: Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times. In light of this news, I've spent a LOT of time reading and watching the history of the … Continue reading Five Favorites Friday (11/2/18)
Five Favorites Friday (10/26/18)
Five of my favorite things this week include: Amazon Music. This is part of the Amazon Prime package. It allows me to create multiple playlists... and it's a real plus for the garage workouts (aka "morning shenanigans"). I like it better than Pandora because it allows me to pick specific songs I want rather than … Continue reading Five Favorites Friday (10/26/18)
Five Favorites Friday
Heading into this new season of life I want to start blogging again. Tim Ferris does something that I really like. He calls it 5 Bullet Friday. Every Friday he sends out his favorite things from the week. I like that, so I'm going to take a page out of his book and do it … Continue reading Five Favorites Friday
The top five thoughts this week (week 1 of June 2015)
I've been doing a lot of thinking in preparation for turning 40! One of the things I've been giving considerable thought to is the idea of mental strength. I give a lot of energy and thought to the development of physical strength. Research shows that the brain is much like a muscle... it can develop … Continue reading The top five thoughts this week (week 1 of June 2015)
“Even though”
I can think of a lot of reasons why God shouldn't use me. Quite frankly, I can think of more than a few reasons why it would seem He couldn't use me! I'll bet you can think of a few too (not about me... about you!) Reading this morning in the Bible, I ran into … Continue reading “Even though”
The top five things I will do if caught sexually tempting situation
Sometime ago a friend asked me what I would do if I were sexually solicited by a beautiful woman. I have actually thought through this scenario and I have a plan if this should ever happen. DISCLAIMER: I understand it's a bit presumptuous on my part to assume that a woman would want to come … Continue reading The top five things I will do if caught sexually tempting situation
The top five reasons your church website sucks
Ready for this? Then let's get to it Your website sucks because it is still telling me about your Christmas program! Your website sucks because I can't find pictures of your pastors/leaders. Your website sucks because it has pictures of people on it who don't go to your church... you got them from some generic … Continue reading The top five reasons your church website sucks
The top five characteristics of a good friendship
These last few weeks Sherri and I have had the chance to spend some time with a number of good friends. We have been reflecting on what it takes to be a good friend. Here's where we're at in our thinking... Honesty - Will you tell me the truth? The best gift that someone can … Continue reading The top five characteristics of a good friendship
Five practices for working with a ministry team
As I wrap up my time here at Northgate I want to share a few things that have worked well for our ministry team. The top five lessons that I will take with me when working with a ministry team... The "Three C's" of a team. When I look for a team member I look … Continue reading Five practices for working with a ministry team
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