From the monthly archives:

December 2008

God May Be Saving You (from Somebody)

December 30, 2008

I am a pastor, but it still requires effort for me to have faith in God day in and day out.  I didn't grow up in church and am a natural skeptic of faith and religion altogether.  If my experiences with God had not been so vivid and clear, I am not sure I would [...]

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The (White Male) Church Planters Conference

December 29, 2008

I am slightly agitated by an “Atlanta” based church planting conference that claims to have “the most influential and prolific church leaders from across the country.”  I say slightly agitated because we are so busy preparing for the Grand Opening of The Courageous Church in 13 days that I don’t quite have time to be [...]

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My Mom Doesn’t Have the Internet

December 24, 2008

The entire King Team is currently in Versailles, KY for a few days to visit with family.  I was born and raised here.  It's small and country and folk here love me because they knew me before I knew myself.  They're proud of me, but they loved me long before I was doing anything remotely [...]

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Buncha Stuff Sunday

December 21, 2008

WE ARE JUST 21 DAYS AWAY FROM OUR GRAND OPENING!!! I am still high off of the good we did for the beautiful kids in this video.  Our whole team is still stoked! My favorite part is when the girl screams when she sees her gift. If it's true that you can tell how much [...]

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Video of Our BIG Toy/Uniform Giveaway! Yes We Can!

December 19, 2008

A big juicy thank-you to my friend Avril for shooting and editing this awesome video! Wow it feels good to do good!  Let's keep doing it!

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We’re on MSNBC.com, but…

December 17, 2008

Don't get me wrong, I'm super-amped that our efforts to do good in the hood got picked up here by MSNBC.com, but I want you to know that media attention and links on websites aren't why I'm doing what I'm doing and never will be.  I've been through too much in life and am married [...]

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Some Beautiful Kids in the Uniforms!

December 17, 2008

I just got an awesome email from Dr. Marlo Barber – the wonderful principal of Stanton Elementary School here in downtown Atlanta.  She said that a huge number of kids wore the uniforms that we donated.  In her words, they looked "soooooo good"! The kindergarten children went on a field trip today and EVERY student [...]

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Links to Coverage of Our Inner City Christmas Initiative

December 17, 2008

NBC in Atlanta (with Video) The Atlanta Journal Constitution 316 Networks Fox News in Savannah, GA Dryer Buzz NBC in Augusta, GA Streaming Faith MyATLtv CBS in Augusta, GA Channel 9 in Columbus, GA ABC News in Augusta, GA Examiner.com

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Here is Why We Gave Away Hundreds of Toys!

December 17, 2008

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My Top Ten

December 16, 2008

I think today may have cracked the top ten of best days of my life.  The fulfillment and excitement and joy that I received by seeing what I saw today will energize me for a very, very long time.  I cannot wait to show you the videos and photos that we shot today.  As I'm [...]

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Doing Good in the Hood!

December 15, 2008

The news is always so doggone depressing! Tonight The Courageous Church was able to add a good news story to the mix on our Atlanta NBC station. Thanks to a gazillion people that helped make this happen. Check it out!

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It’s Here and We Need Your Help in 4 HUGE Ways

December 14, 2008

Monday and Tuesday are very BIG days in the life of The Courageous Church.  After nearly 300 people from over 20 states came together @ 500toys.org to be a blessing to elementary school students here in our city by purchasing school uniforms and toys, now is where the rubber meets the road!  Our toys are [...]

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Buncha Stuff Sunday: Center Stage & Revolution Edition

December 14, 2008

The past few days have been an amazing whirlwind!  With the Grand Opening of The Courageous Church just 27 days away, we're going full speed ahead on so many levels!  I'm having a blast and we're already seeing lives change from the ministry we're doing pre-launch.  We hosted a very successful planning meeting with our [...]

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What? Brian Nichols Doesn’t Get the Death Penalty?!

December 13, 2008

From the title of my blog, you probably assumed that I wanted Brian Nichols to get the death penalty.  I didn't.  I am actually against the death penalty for about 4 primary reasons for which I feel very strongly and will blog about on another day. However, I am absolutely stumped how a man that [...]

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Can You Believe They’re Going to Do…

December 11, 2008

Hey Everybody!  I need your help. Our church plant is about to launch an outreach campaign to the city of Atlanta unlike anything we have ever seen.  I can't share a whole lot about what we're doing, but I want your input on one of the most essential aspects of our campaign. We are going [...]

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Thrown for a Curve? Call an Audible

December 10, 2008

When life is on the line and you have a play called and are ready to go, I am absolutely positive that something is going to happen from time to time to throw you for a major curve.  When that happens, you have to quickly change your game plan, but the game must go on. [...]

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Pray for This Man…Now

December 10, 2008

If you are not praying for this man, please do so now. Put his name on your list, spread the word, ask your entire family (including your children) to pray for him.  Very few people in the world have felt the hurt that he feels at this moment.

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Bronchitis & More

December 8, 2008

So. I have bronchitis. I also have a painful ear infection, throat infection, stuffy nose, the runs, and some other stuff. This sucks.  However, the doctor said I caught everything fairly early.  No time to be miserable. I'll take care of myself, get the right rest, and push through. Pray for a brother!

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Looking for an Accounting/Financial Guru Resident

December 8, 2008

Hey!  It's only 33 days until we launch The Courageous Church in Midtown Atlanta!  We are working our butts off to form a community of faith that really loves and impacts our city for the cause of Christ! One of the things that is enormously important to me is that we not only be great [...]

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Snowman’s Buttcrack

December 8, 2008

Testing out the new Facebook video embed feature for tonight's blog post. Pretty cool. It was colder than a snowman's buttcrack as I filmed it. Don't believe the hype. It does get cold in Atlanta.

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