January 2009 - Posts

GREAT CAUSE. GREAT SONG.
A great cause I am sure many of you are familiar with is Soles4Souls . This organization facilitates the donations of shoes, to those in our world who have much less than us. They work with corporations, churches and school. They do great work & I...
My To-Do List
I love ticking things off my to-do list. I love answering emails & emptying my inbox. Unfortunately those things on my list are not always what God has planned. All of January has felt like a challenge to get things done. I have fought feelings of...
The Power of Collaboration
As I sat in a creative meeting yesterday for our church's weekend services, we began, as we always do, by evaluating the previous Sunday service. We realized how much stronger the entire experience was for our congregation largely because of one key...
Last Week in Orlando
I had the joy and privilege of leading a gathering of what we call the "Arts Champions" or, their favorite moniker, The Justice League, down in Orlando for a couple days last week. This is a group of over thirty men and women who steer and guide...
Happy New Year
It's hard to believe that it's January 12th already and it's been three weeks since I attended the Willow Creek's Christmas service. Months ago, Nancy wrote about the preparation for this year's service and the open hands of it's...
Hope for 2009
Driving in the car this morning, a radio talk show host was asking listeners to call in and vote whether or not they believe things in general will be better or worse by the end of this year. The votes seemed to be about 50/50, with some decidedly pessimistic...


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