Books

I like to keep track of what I read in a given year. To me, it's like going back and seeing the path I've walked and the ways in which I've grown. I'm so thankful for the things God has taught me this year. My goal was 24 books - 2 a month. I didn't quite make it, but I got close. Here's my list from 2010:Church Planting Landmines - Nebel and RohrmayerDerailed - IrwinPrimal - Mark BattersonLost and Found - StetzerFailure - The back door to success - LutzerPlan B - Pete WilsonTHE ENTIRE FREAKING BIBLE!! (In a 90 day sprint!)Death by Meeting - Patrick LencioniOutliers - Malcolm GladwellChoosing to Cheat - Andy StanleyLinchpin - Seth Godin21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership - John MaxwellEveryone communicates, few connect - John MaxwellFunded and Free - Graham/SanglWild at Heart - John EldredgeWooden...

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How STORYCHURCH changed the world

I love my church. Seriously. We've been working our way through the Advent season, speaking of hope, of peace, of joy, and of love. All throughout we've looked inward and forward. Inward to acknowledge the ways we've grown cold throughout the year, and forward with hope and anticipation that Christmas can still change the world.And throughout this season the anticipation has built. The light has grown stronger. Sunday was one of the most incredible mornings we have ever had as a church. I don't know that I have ever been more proud to be a pastor. All month long we have been talking about the Advent Conspiracy and challenging our people to give more, and spend less. Give more of themselves, spend less money on meaningless stuff. And instead to take that extra money and turn it into something...

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Wild at Heart by John Eldredge: A review

The first time I read Wild at Heart I believe was just after college. Recently I received a copy of a revised and expanded version that was released on the ten year anniversary of the book. Wild at Heart is a classic. The book deals with the heart of a man. John Eldredge contends that there are three desires in the heart of a man: A battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. And yet at the same time there is a question that haunts every man - "Do I have what it takes?" At the heart of every man is a fear that he won't have what it takes to come through when he needs to. It's a fear that he'll be exposed as an impostor, that...

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