I like to think I don’t judge people. Problem is, I like to think a lot of things that aren’t true. Sadly, not-judging is one of them. I’m thinking about this because our small group is doing a study of the life of Abraham, and I find myself frequently being sure the guy was an […]
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We Have To Move
From John Sowers: “When the story of earth is told, all that will be remembered is the truth we exchanged. The vulnerable moments. The terrifying risk of love and the care we took to cultivate it.” ~ Don Miller Love requires us to take that terrifying risk. To take that first dangerous step into the […]
Continue readingWhat If You Change Your Focus?
“The key to storytelling is to focus on the audience.” Garr Reynolds is something of a presentation guru, but when I read his words I thought, “Well, duh! Everyone knows THAT.” I wonder, though. Does everyone understand the essential, deeper truth beneath Garr’s storytelling advice? It’s a principle that applies to everything we do. Life […]
Continue readingFacts Or Truth?
“Facts are the enemy of truth!” So said Don Quixote de la Mancha. And you might wonder about the judgment of someone who seeks wisdom from a fictional dreamer who imagined himself to be a knight and thought windmills were enemies to be vanquished. Don Quixote may have been mad, but he saw in his […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! A friend’s blog inspired today’s word-of-the-week… MEAN Why can’t the bible just mean what it means? Well, it does. But knowing what the bible means isn’t always quite as simple as it might sound. My friend Jon Swanson wrote about some words in the book of James. As Jon explains, words often require […]
Continue readingTwo Ways to Grow The Circle
How do we get folks to join the circle? We want to build our community, enlist folks in our cause. Makes sense, if we truly believe in what we’re doing. Seems like there are two ways to go. We can scare ’em. The others are coming after us, and you’d better grab your guns, send your […]
Continue readingRejecting The Wrong God
Most people today, in short, assume that the word God refers to a dull, distant, and perhaps dangerous being. Most of those who think like that try hard, not surprisingly, to believe that this being doesn’t exist. “I don’t believe in God,” said the novelist Kingsley Amis, “and I hate him.” They are right. That […]
Continue readingIt Doesn’t Have To Be For Everybody
I talked to a bunch of folks this weekend about the FREEDOM TOUR. It’s an interesting balance, wanting to inspire people and get them involved while understanding that everyone’s free to make their own choices. This great thing we’re doing doesn’t have to be for everybody. I love it when someone walks up to the […]
Continue readingI Measure The Wrong Stuff
I think a lot about the impact of this project. I know what I want. I want you to catch the vision. I want you to see what we’re doing and get excited. I want you to feel inspired, to ask, “How can I get in?” I also want to know about our impact. Problem is, […]
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HAPPY MONDAY! One of my favorite things is today’s word-of-the-week… QUESTIONS I’ve learned everyone doesn’t share my love of authentic questions. I guess I understand, since questions are often thinly-disguised weapons. “Why did you do it that way?” may be a sincere inquiry. Or it may be an attack…”That was a dumb way to do […]
Continue readingFreedom Tour ’15 Video
Did you know we have a theme song? Our friend Kristen Orphan from Finally Home Foundation graciously donated her beautiful recording of this inspirational song. If this doesn’t get you fired up, have someone check your pulse! Can’t see the video? Click here. There’s a way for everyone to join this team. You know you […]
Continue readingWaiting For The Guy In Charge
“Who organized all of this?” I was describing RICH’S RIDE to a new group of guys and one man asked who set it all up. “I mean, who figured it all out and put it together?” “Well, we did. Becky and I at first, and then a few friends. The circle grew as people caught […]
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