Have you ever met someone that is passionate about Jesus and psyched about serving in ministry? The kind of person who’s passion is contagious and infectious…The kind of person who is completely selfless…The kind of person that is an encourager…The kind of person that oozes with Jesus…and then they tell you that they are gonna [...]
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SCUM 1. a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid. 2. refuse or offscourings. 3. a low, worthless, or evil person. By most definitions scum is extremely undesirable. However, for Jesus it is extremely desirable. Mark 2:15-17–Later, Levi invited Jesus and his disciples to his home [...]
View PostGet Going!
Those are the words of the Lord given to Moses in Exodus 33. “Get going…go up to the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses had his marching orders but he struggled with one question, “who will go with me?” That’s understandable. Nobody wants to go alone. I don’t think Moses [...]
View PostDefault vs. Design
We all live in the balance of Default and Design. The question is which one do we tend to land on? Default is our normal tendencies. The status quo. That which comes natural to us. Default is the way we do things without effort. Default is living in cruise control. Design is intentional. Active. Design [...]
View PostQuote Of The Day
I was at an intersting place for dinner last night when I over heard a girl say, “community is what you make it.” What a quote.
View PostMake It Your Own
This is the first Principle from THE STARBUCKS EXPERIENCE. Each partner (employee) at starbucks is given a green apron and in the pocket of that apron is a small book called the “green apron book.” Creative title. In this book are what Starbucks calls the “Five Ways of Being.” Here they are: Be Welcoming–Offer everyone [...]
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