January 2011
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Me and My Big Mouth
This morning I felt challenged to stop talking and just listen. I once heard someone say that God gave us two ears and one mouth because He wants us to listen twice as much as we speak. So, over the next 21 days I am going to put all blogging, tweeting and other forms of social networking on hold and just sit back and observe. Enough said.
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The Next 21 Days
My wife and I are joining with our church in a 21 day fast from January 10th - 31st. During this time I am chooseing to do the Daniel Fast and periodically fast entire meals for extended times of prayer and Bible reading.
“In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were...
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WatchGoing the 2nd Mile: This is an excellent video teaching from Pastor Jonathan Wilson of Newport Church that was shared during our staff retreat.
NOTE: Don’t worry it starts out in Spanish, but it’s translated about 1 minute into the video.
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“I hear, I forget. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.”
– African proverb
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7 Practices You Should Practice
The one book that has had the greatest impact on shaping my approach to ministry is, Seven Practices of Effective Ministry by Andy Stanley, Lane Jones and Reggie Joiner. I highly recommend that you put this on your reading list. Much of the content of this book is included in a series of free recorded audio discussions. Below I have included links to download each discussion. I hope that you...
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My Top 10 Favorite Blogs of 2010
I subscribe to several blogs and all of them are really great (that’s why I subscribe to them), but I thought I would share my top 10 from 2010. These are the blogs that I have gotten the most out of on a consistent basis over the past year.
1. Brad Lomenick - Brad is the director of Catalyst. He writes about leadership, creativity, innovation, social media, teamwork, and personal growth....
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