(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by iDanSimpson) I’m sure you’ve all been there. You’re watching a movie, you’ve drunk too much, and you’ve got to… you know… use the facilities. The only thing is you’re not sure when a good time to go is. You don’t want to miss anything good, so you sit there … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by Lacrymosa) Mark Batterson had a post entitled “Finding Your Voice” on his blog a couple of weeks ago. Here is an excerpt: “One part of finding your voice is identifying your life themes. C.S. Lewis said, ‘Every life is comprised of a few themes.’ Over time you identify those … Continue reading
Last week, I opened up an email from Willow about the Lead Summit. They had some downloadable material, one of which was the introduction and first chapter to a book by the president of Compassion International called Too Small To Ignore. Here’s a small excerpt: “What portion of your church budget is dedicated to children’s … Continue reading
Fireproof is the second movie put out by the same people who made Facing the Giants and stars Kirk Cameron who I will always see as Michael Sievers on the 1980s TV show Growing Pains. I remember hearing about Fireproof when it first came out in September 2008. I have to be honest and say … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by alan(ator)) My name is Henry Zonio, and I am a conference stalker. With the explosion of social media tools like Twitter and blogs and live streaming apps and such, I’ve been able to listen in on a few conferences and even feel like I’m somewhat there and experiencing it. … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by Stuck in Customs) A few days ago, I began a conversation about how sometimes we love the experiencing of God more than loving God himself and referenced a post by Scot McKnight in the Out of Ur blog. A couple of days later, I ran across this post on … Continue reading
// A couple of days ago, this tweet came up from Jim Wideman: Immediately after that he tweeted this: Now, I’m not trying to criticize Jim Wideman. He’s been around a lot longer than I have and has mentored many a children’s pastor. You can find out more about what he does at JimWideman.com. I … Continue reading
(picture originally uploaded to Flickr by caribb) By the time this post gets published, I will be only few short hours from boarding a plane to Portland, OR. I will be joining my family who’ve been on the West Coast for a week already. One of my wife’s sisters got married yesterday. I am looking … Continue reading
I wanted to share a tool that I use for blogging that has facilitated my ability to put up at least one blog post a day for the past couple of months. It is called Blogo. Blogo is an offline desktop client for the Mac that allows you to write, edit and format blog posts. … Continue reading
(photo originally uploaded to Flickr by Pensiero) Today, we wrap up the conversation about the criteria we use to determine whether someone is “in” or “out.” Yesterday, we looked at a bounded set of evaluating whether someone makes the cut or not when it comes to being considered a Christ follower. A bounded set view … Continue reading
