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Introducing: Friday Recap growth personal

I’mĀ startingĀ something new, and I want to tell you about it.

Every Friday, I’mĀ going to start sendingĀ out a special newsletter to theĀ membersĀ of our online community. I’m calling itĀ Friday Recap, and I already suspect it will become one of my favorite ways to connect.

It’s part weekly digest, part...

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Mental Health and My Response to John MacArthur christianity personal

On the latest episode of the Cabernet and Pray podcast, I responded to a recently viral clip on mental health in the Christian community.Ā As some of you might be aware, a clip featuring Pastor John MacArthur has been circulating on social media. In this episode, we’ll dive into the theology and a...

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Making It Through Difficult Times personal preaching

This past weekend, I shared a lot of my story (in particular, some challenges these last four years) in a message called "Making It Through Difficult Times as a Couple." It was part of a love, dating, and marriage series at the church.

I taught from a passage where the Apostle Paul similarly sha...

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Personal Trials and the Alaskan Wilds personal

I recently recorded the latest episode of my podcast, talking about some of the things I've been learning through this year's journey with Michelle's health. Ironically, I'm writing this post in the hospital as we are back in for an unexpected surgery to deal with an infection she got this weeken...

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What Uniquely Matters to You? growth personal

I was listening to one of Rob Bell's recent podcasts where he talked about how we have things that matter more to us than they matter to most people. He didn't reference this as a negative trait but rather as a unique gift we have to offer the world from the lens only we have.

He gave an exampleĀ of...

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Three Miles an Hour personal perspective

It stands out to me when I hear the sameĀ idea explained in multiple books I'm reading, especially when they are read back to back and especially when the idea isn't the book's main point. For example, I recently finished Jefferson Bethke's book, To Hell With the HustleĀ (see: Amazon link), and Andy C...

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How Do We Know Where to Go? personal perspective

Recently I was driving a couple of my kids back from a Saturday morning baseball game. It was held at a park next to an elementary school, and as we were leaving, a lady swerved all over the place trying toĀ enter the parking lot. I had to stop and wait for her to pick a direction, and I casually sai...

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5 Things I Miss LEAST About Being a Lead Pastor christianity personal

It's been over three years since I was last on staff at a church and I ended my season in full-time ministry as a Lead Pastor.Ā Last week, I shared five things I miss from that season (see: 5 Things I Miss Most),Ā so today I thought I would share a few of the things I miss the least. As a disclaimer, ...

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5 Things I Miss MOST About Being Lead Pastor christianity personal

It's been over three years since I was last on staff at a church and I ended my season in full-time ministry as a Lead Pastor. While I wouldn't want to go back, I sometimes miss it, so I thought I would share a few of the things I miss the most.

1. Bringing people along on a journey:Ā I loved how ea...

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40 Things I've Learned at 40 personal perspective

Today I turn forty. That number sounds like it belongs more to my parents than to me, but here we are. I'm not sad about it... in fact I feel like I'm the best version of myself yet. This seems to be the goal of aging. To celebrate my birthday with all of you, I decided to share forty things I've le...

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