This morning I had a great discussion with a couple of friends about time management. One of the things we did together was a figure out whether or not each of us is addicted to urgency. If you’re like me you are asking yourself what “addicted to urgency” means. I mean, I’ve seen my fair [...]
Shaun and a bunch of bloggers are on a trip to Kolkata, India, right now seeing the work Compassion International is doing to fight poverty and provide hope to children and families. Becky, Shaun’s wife, is on this trip with him even though she isn’t a blogger herself. This is her first trip overseas to [...]
Shaun Groves is participating in a blog-based book tour where he asks Skye Jethani, author of the book The Divine Commodity, a question about the future of the Church in America. I have to say, I very much agree with his response. I don’t think that the Church has to be a massive entity with [...]
This weekend I attended one of the coolest churches ever. Ever. First of all, the back-story. Rebekah comes from a family that puts a lot of emphasis on family traditions. Basically this translates into “every holiday we are getting together with someone to eat a meal.” This is definitely a good thing and something that [...]
I travel with a youth ministry team that visits a broad range of churches. One week we can be in a 1000+ seat venue with standing room only and the next week we could be in a backwoods church of 100 people with 20 youth staring at us. I don’t say that to complain at [...]