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One of my favorite authors is Brennan Manning. I haven’t read a book of his in a while so the other day I picked up one I haven’t read yet. It’s called “The wisdom of tenderness.” This book talks about the radical power of God’s mercy in our lives. Some of my favorite quotes from […]

Before I get to that let me explain how I picked the winner. We now live in the 21st century I am a fairly computer savvy person. So I decided I would download a simple computer program that would allow me to enter names than randomly highlight or select one of them. To my shock

This time of year there is always a bit of a hub bub about all saints day. As a children’s pastor I am frequently asked about child related controversies, Harry Potter, Pokemon, and every year Halloween. How I feel about it is best illustrated in a recent event that took place in my house. My

It is with a heavy heart I blog today. There are a very few things worse for me than seeing the Yankees lose. One of those things is seeing the Red Sox do well. I think you know that you are a “Die-Hard” fan when you feel the same sinking feeling when your team loses

Recently I asked two of my friends what their favorite Youtube videos are. My friend who is a man said he like this video that was a prank with wooden spoons. I though to myself that sounds funny. My friend who is a woman said otters holding hands. She proceeded to tell me how “cute”

I am reading a book from one of my favorite authors: Brennan Manning. The book is called The Wisdom Of Tenderness. He had a story that really spoke to me where I am at right now. It is about a monk being pursued by a tiger. “Approaching a precipitous chasm, the monk looked back and

Robin Hood Marketing Contest. Katya Andresen has graciously offered to send a free book to a reader of my blog. To thank you for reading my blog. Anyone who would like a copy of Katya’s book Robin Hood Marketing, simply comment on this post, include your name, name of the church you attend, and your

My son Gianni turned 3 yesterday. I think one thing that stands out to me is how much my life has changed in the past 3 years. I can’t imagine my life with out him. This is significant to me because I worked with kids in and out of church for so many years before

What is the one thing you are good at? We need to find that one thing that we do well and explore the space around us. Find out what your gift is and do it and do it with all your heart. When we don’t do what God has called us to do we rob

Had a couple more thought about Robin Hood Marketing. At the very end of her book Katya listed three sins of marketing. Wow do these ever apply to church. I know that I have been guilty of all three. The Three Sins of Marketing 1. The first sin is falsely assuming that information results in