Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
Regret stinks. It's an awful place to live. None of us like to feel guilty. So here's some good news and some bad news about guilt.
The bad news is, you're guilty. As I am. As everyone is. The Apostle Paul made it pretty explicit, quoting the 53rd Psalm,
As the Scriptures …
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33 Ways Your Social Media Plan Will Make You More Successful, by Jay Baer
You already know a social media plan can really help you share your content and connect with your audience. In fact, a solid social media plan helps us at CoSchedule get 31.5 times more traffic than if …
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Time management. Of all the people I know who ever focus on this concept, only a small handful are confident that they're doing it well. Most of us feel out of control. We feel that our specialty is time mis-management. Why is this so?
I believe it's because we fail to see the …
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My wife is a treasure! She's precious. In addition to all of the many personal qualities about Angie that make her awesome - such as her tender, sweet heart, charming smile and her beauty - there's this, and it's from the Bible...
The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and …
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Having an ambition to lead is great, but it doesn't produce actual leadership. Taking risks does. The best leader in the room isn't the one with all the answers. The leader is the one who volunteers to go first and show the way. Every great leader I know has been scorched by the …
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This past Sunday, I preached the second part of a series called Overwhelmed, and I dove into the subject of defeating depression based on the story of Elijah. It was, perhaps, the most personal message I've ever preached in terms of sharing my own struggle. The response has been …
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If they'd just make me a manager, I'd make this company better.
If I could just find a staff position, I could really serve people.
If I just had a church of my own to pastor.
I used to think that way. When I went to college, I wanted nothing more than to serve as the …
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Ever been in that place where you wonder why God isn't showing up? Why there is no fresh word from Him? In places of depression and despair, we are so often yearning for what it seems God isn't willing to give us - His voice.
Elijah the prophet was there once. He was exhausted …
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First of all, my favorite story I've read this week can save your life!!
How to Develop the Situational Awareness of Jason Bourne, from The Art of Manliness
That superhuman ability to observe his surroundings and make detailed assessments about his environment? It’s not …
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With whom are you doing life? What I mean is, with whom do you spend time hanging out and talking about the deepest things of life? Whom do you sharpen, and who sharpens you?
Jesus lived toward the cross and the resurrection, and his singular focus on his end game motivated …
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How Using Today’s Technology Can Bring You Back to Deeper Relationships,
Real Conversations, and Powerful Ways to Share God’s Love
I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my three kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
