We have officially concluded our first day in Fortaleza. I am exhausted. I feel like I have completely lost a day and I will never be able to get it back. We got on a plane on Wednesday at 1:40pm in Raleigh and flew to Miami. From Miami to Menaus. From Menaus to Balayne (i [...]
View PostGoing Dark
For my 24 brothers and sisters, you know exactly what that means. I’ll be offline for a bit. Me and a five others fly out tomorrow for Brazil. We’ve got twelve hours of flying ahead of us. As far as I know I will have access to the internet while in Fortaleza, however once we [...]
View Post24 Season Premiere Rocked My Socks!
A bunch of us gathered at Stricks house tonight to usher in season 6 of 24. Talk about creativity. If the church could find a way of harnessing just half of the creativity that is used to produce that show, the results would be amazing. What a way to begin the season. Highlight from the [...]
View PostMade to Stick: SIMPLE
I just picked up this book two days ago from Barnes and Nobles. I was intrigued by subtitle: Why some Ideas Survive and Others Die. So I bought the book. Here is the scoop so far. I see this book offering tremendous insight to the church world. For many years we have taken the most [...]
View PostThe Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree.
Two times Father Abraham lied and said his wife was really his sister to save his hide. Just a little white lie right? Fast Forward>> Isaac, Abraham’s son, tells the same one to protect himself. Interesting. A word to parents. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Model the life you want your kids [...]
View Post4 Days and Counting…
Jan. 17th is quickly approaching. Somehow it has snuck up on me. What is Jan. 17th? I’m glad you asked. Jan. 17th is the day that I board the big bird headed for Brazil with five friends (four of who are from Lifepoint: Joe Carr, Arimar Carr, Brad Barbour, June Wynne). So what’s in Brazil? [...]
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