Wrong Music Worship
It can be easy to get off track in music worship. Distractions, wrong motives, hype, or selfishness can all lead away from focusing on God. This video reminds us of that.
Side-note: I grew up singing these songs (the originals, not the parodies).
Authenticy FAIL
Check out my first published article! This was published in the FALL 2011 edition of the Enrichment Journal (an Assemblies of God publication).
This article originally started out as a simple project for one of my leadership courses through my online master’s study.
Exploit Your Strengths
Your fully exploited strengths are a far greater value than your marginally improved weaknesses.
So what are your strengths?
Max On Life [Book Review]
Answers and Insights to Your Most Important Questions
We have questions. Real, important, and challenging questions. Questions about sex, finances, and forgiveness. Unsettling questions regarding illness, suicide, and eternity. Don’t we crave answers to these queries that tug on the deepest parts of our hearts?
Get Your Copy: Max On Life: Answers and Insights to Your Most Important Questions
In this book, Max answers 172 questions in short one or two page responses. Coming from the perspective of a seasoned and well-respected pastor, author, father, and husband this is a great reference to look through for a wide range of topics.
America’s Budget vs. Household Budget
There’s been a lot of talk recently about America’s budget, debt, and (over)spending. Millions, billions, trillions – the numbers they throw out at us are huge! And most people find it difficult to comprehend the scale of the problem. I need something I can understand before I can grasp the severity level of America’s finances.
Thankfully, Dave Ramsey has scaled down the numbers for us and the results are jaw dropping!
Life Demands Assessment
Chris Colin, Wired Magazine, Aug 2011Life demands assessment...
Sure, it's entirely possible to arrive at one's own opinion amidst a cacophony of others. But it's also possible to bend, unknowingly and imperceptibly, toward a position not naturally our own...
There are wonderfully democratic and empowering things about an Internet full of anonymous voices. But when those opinions replace our own blundering around for truth, we're in trouble.
i am Twenty-Eight
Yup, twenty-eight. To many I am considered young. To others I am old. It’s all perspective. But one thing is for sure, life doesn’t stop. There is no pause, reset, or do-over. Only living and moving on. Living and learning.
So this is my personal outlet. A place for my life and learning. Because before I know it, I’ll be looking back and wondering “Where did it all go? Am I really all that different? What have I learned?”
And then I’ll remember, oh yea, it’s all about perspective.
Beyond Opinion [Book Review]
Living the Faith We Defend
Respected apologist Ravi Zacharias was once sharing his faith with a Hindu when the man asked: “If the Christian faith is truly supernatural, why is it not more evident in the lives of so many Christians I know?” The question hit hard, and this book is an answer. Its purpose is to equip Christians everywhere to simultaneously defend the faith and be transformed by it into people of compassion.
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Ravi is a superb apologetic speaker and author. This book follows his tradition of providing sound intellectual reasoning for defending the many questions surrounding the Christian faith. Not only do we hear from Ravi, but there are many other well known teachers who contribute to the book. They talk through all the major questions that are asked concerning the doubts of God and Christianity.
The Butterfly Effect [Book Review]
How Your Life Matters
The decisions you make and the way you treat others have more impact than you may ever realize.
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Speaker and New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews shares a compelling and powerful story about a decision one man made over a hundred years ago, and the ripple effect it’s had on us individually, and nationwide, today. It’s a story that will inspire courage and wisdom in the decisions we make, as well as affect the way we treat others through our lifetime. Andrews speaks over 100 times a year, and The Butterfly Effect is his #1 most requested story.