Wow! Sold you guys my Mac Gear. Here’s what else we’re selling…

October 5, 2011

Wow! Just sold my Mac gear to you guys!   My family is moving out of state in a few weeks and we are really about to sell everything we have.  Where we’re going we won’t need much.  For some reason, I really found it much more fulfilling to sell my stuff to you guys than [...]

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Why Not?! Selling my brand new iPad 2 too…

October 3, 2011

UPDATE :: Just sold the iPad. UPDATE :: Just sold the MacBook Pro —– So. We’re moving soon &  we’re about to sell nearly everything we have next week in a big estate sale. I’m selling my mack-daddy MacBook Pro here and have had many offers already this morning. I’m also going to go ahead [...]

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Selling My Mack-Daddy MacBook Pro w/ Applecare!

October 3, 2011

UPDATE :: Just sold the iPad. UPDATE :: Just sold the MacBook Pro As you may know my family is going through a major transition and we expect to be moving soon.  We’re selling as much of our stuff as we can to make the move light. I’m also seeing what I can sell or [...]

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Not a Joke. You Need to Buy This. At Least Click on the Link 4 My Birthday.

September 17, 2011

(If you know me you know I NEVER suggest books.  Nobody asked me to do this.  For my birthday, I want you to buy this for yourself.  It’s helped me that much.) —- Last week my wife bought herself a daily devotional entitled, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence.  The lady at the bookstore [...]

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Are you in the arena? Dust on your face? Bloodied up? This is for you…

September 13, 2011

Right now this quote from Theodore Roosevelt is really helping me as I deal with critics and doubts and thoughts and everything in between.  I put the parts I like in bold print (get the joke?). “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or [...]

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We’re Moving

September 12, 2011

Hello Friend, I hope you are doing very well. For my entire adult life Atlanta has been my home.  I love this city.  I moved here as a bright eyed 17 year old to go to college and have been here now for 14 exciting years.  I thank God and I thank you for helping [...]

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Losing Your Mojo

September 8, 2011

(This post has not been edited for errors) To understand what mojo is and why it’s so important you must first watch this 51 second video on YouTube. Did you see it?  If so, then you now know that mojo is one of the very things that allows good to combat evil :-) Real talk [...]

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Going to Kenya

September 7, 2011

We’re not sure when we’ll go or how long we’ll stay, but our big family has decided to spend some time in Kenya – in great part so we can serve the hundreds of thousands of families struggling from the famine that have moved from Somalia to the world’s largest refugee camp in Dadaab (North [...]

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3 Extremely Hard-Earned (Trust Me) Lessons on Starting Something New, Change, and Discipleship

September 6, 2011

To make full sense of this post, you may first wanna read: My letter entitled, Stepping down as Pastor of Courageous Church A brutally honest post from my wife Rai entitled Leaving Courageous Church Her thoughts a few days later Perhaps my most shared post ever, Stressed Out Pastors — Some lessons you learn by [...]

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Stepping Down as Pastor of Courageous Church

September 1, 2011

((This was made official this morning.  I have pushed as hard and far as my mind, body, and spirit can healthily go before crashing.  In the days and months ahead I will update you here on how my family is doing and the direction we’re moving.   Thank you for your love and prayers.)) — Hello, [...]

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A Few Personal Insights on Clouds

August 26, 2011

This time last week I was on my way down from my summit attempt of Mt. Rainier.  Over the next few weeks I hope to share some invaluable life lessons that I squeezed from my time up there.  While mountaineering is brutal, it’s also peaceful and provided a degree of forced solitude that I really [...]

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Stressed Out Pastors, Crazy Sins, and the Death of Pastor Zach Tims

August 22, 2011

(This post has not been edited for errors.) Hands down the most stressed out people I know are pastors. Very few people understand the size & scope of the stress that pastors carry, but it is pretty extreme.  Pastors carry… The financial stress & uncertainty of a high level entrepreneur The responsibilities of a school [...]

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Then they came for me…

August 11, 2011

Wow.  I just saw this quote. So powerful.  Don’t know they author yet… — First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the immigrants and I did not speak up because I wasn’t an immigrant. Then they came for the Muslims [...]

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Walk to the Edge. A quote that I wanted to share with you…

August 9, 2011

I ate dinner w/ my family at Whole Foods a few minutes ago.  On my way out I saw and read a quote that really impacted me.  Walking on out of the store, I decided to go back and remember it so I could share it with you. It was just what I needed to [...]

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How to Prepare for this Sunday @Courageous Church!

August 4, 2011

Hey Courageous Church Crew! I hope you are doing very, very well!  We are having our ALL CHURCH CELEBRATION this Sunday @ the Midtown Arts Cinema and we want YOU to be there!  Our special gathering for children and families is @ 9am and our service for EVERYBODY is @ 10am!  The address is: 931 [...]

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I Need 37 Airtran A+ Rewards Points to take my family to Seattle. Here’s how you can help!

July 26, 2011

UPDATE :: You did it!!! THANK YOU!!! We are done! UPDATE :: Gerald just donated 1 point! 36 Points to go! Shaun M. just donated 2 points! 34 to go. An anonymous donor just donated 12 points! 22 points to go! Michelle H. just donated 3 points! 19 points to go! Michele B. just donated [...]

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A Note of Encouragement for Leaders

July 26, 2011

Good leadership is difficult.  I had always heard that leadership was also a bit lonely.  I didn’t really believe it until I became a leader myself.  It actually is a bit lonely. On Twitter, Facebook, on my blog, at conferences, on the mic, on YouTube – the me that you see is generally confident and [...]

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Something’s Wrong :: Admitting an Addiction

July 14, 2011

(This post has not been edited. Forgive any errors. I’m a busy dude.) — Something’s wrong. I just can’t shake it. I’ve tried.  Doesn’t work. Every single time I read any 1 of the 4 Gospels then look at my life or look at the church I get confused.  I am a professing Christian and [...]

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Time to Make a Tough Decision :: An Essential Message on the Future of Courageous Church

July 2, 2011

(Please read this entire message and make a decision by clicking the last link.) In my honest opinion, Courageous Church, as a thriving community of faith that makes a real difference in the world, is just about a few months away from shutting down…maybe less. I don’t want this. I really don’t. In my heart [...]

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Something Very Different about this Sunday @Courageous

July 1, 2011

We are meeting for our monthly All Church Celebration this Sunday morning @ Courageous Church and I’d love to meet you there! (Directions & Details Here) A few things are going to be very different about this Sunday that I am particularly proud of that I want to share with you.  We’re trying very hard [...]

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