When I was growing up my mom often told me,  “If you have low expectations, you are rarely disappointed.”   I have found this to be helpful. There is always something else that you need, want, desire (every year apple comes out with a new iPhone). The key to contentment is to be grateful, and have low expectations. […]

Two sunday’s ago our computerized check-in system was down for our first service on the East coast. This is never a good thing. I will say that we have been with this company for over 5 years and this is the only glitch we have experienced on a sunday morning. Disclaimer being mentioned. Here is what we

Just finished Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. What a powerful book! I haven’t read a book like it…..maybe ever. I was moved by Miller’s writing style as well as his content. I the only other book I remember crying while reading is No Compromise the Keith Green story. Here are the

One of the most profound moments at Orange for me this year was the Donald Miller session. He was talking from his new book A million miles in a thousand years. His book talks about the process of him writing a screen play for a movie based on his life story. In the process of

The winners of the Shout Praises Kids: Promises DVD and CD combo pack are: 1. Stormy Martin from twitter @stormymartin 2. Rich S. from a blog comment Congrats you two email me your mailing info and I’ll get the stuff out to you. (Winners were chosen using http://www.random.org/)

Our church just got a iPhone and Android app (You can download it here). A couple of months ago a good friend of mine started a company to help churches and christian organizations use technology to further their mission. His company R04R made our churches app and they did a great job. I have seen quite a

I would like to say that Blake is a great guy (any friend of Gina McClain is a friend of mine) who is part of a great church. But these two videos are still funny. I am sure all you have seen or heard of the first one. I am not sure how many of you

I find it odd that we avoid certain aspects of biblical gospel centered Christianity. Usually this happens as a result of a segment of christianity abusing it. Faith is one of those things. I think people have misunderstood and have used faith to control and even wound others. I want to blog a few posts

I came across this great article from Harvard Business Review. It was short thought provoking and to the point. “If we want to change what they care about, we should change what we measure.” “What you measure is what you will get. Period” I think this is a great question for children’s ministry. If we get what

Well in back to back days I have seen the series finales of two shows that had been my favorite at one time. I remember watching the very first episode of 24. I was hooked until season 5 when the writing became stale and predictable. I also remember watching the first episode of the second season of Lost