I met Ethan Pope back in 1996 when JJ and I began attending Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg. Ethan has a heart for God, a heart for people, and a heart for managing money the way God instructs us to in the scriptures. By reading a few of his books, and spending time with him [...]
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Story Time
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Arc, Books, Culture, Education, Family, Homeschooling, Quotes, The WordStories have always been an important part of my life. Stories, good stories, have a way of capturing and keeping my attention like nothing else. If you think about it, most of our everyday conversations are simply us telling stories to each other. Growing up my parents always told me stories, mostly funny and some [...]
Church + Gospel + Culture=The Great Commission
Posted: November 3, 2008 in Books, Church, Culture, Ministry & LeadershipThis diagram was brought to my attention as I read through Mark Driscoll’s book Radical Reformission. The following designations help us understand how the church, culture, and the gospel message should relate to each other. Ideally each segment should have a part in the mission of our churches if we are going to be effective [...]
There are tons of books out there that I want to read. Any time I go into a bookstore, or read someone’s blog, I have another 2-3 books to add to my “to read” list. Right now I have about 15 books sitting on my shelf waiting for me to engage them. The two primary [...]
I’m finishing up the book Wild Goose Chase. An introduction to the book reads, “Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit – ‘The Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surrounds [...]
I had an incredible time at the Catalyst Conference last week. The speakers, music, and total experience were all excellent! One of the speakers this year, with whom I was not familiar, was corporate leadership research guru Jim Collins. Jim’s book Good to Great has sold more than 3 million copies! If you lead people [...]
While reading Mark Batterson’s book, Wild Goose Chase, I came across a sentence that brought Milli Vanilli to mind. In chapter three of the book Batterson talks about how the routine things of life can keep us from worshiping God. ON page 59 it reads, God doesn’t want to be lip-synced. He wants to [...]
Here are 10 books, outside the Bible, that I read while in my 20s that had huge impact on my life. Life on the Edge (This is a comprehensive work written by James Dobson to help those in the “critical decade” (16-26) make crucial decisions with their life.) The Wonderful Spirit Filled Life (After [...]
I just finished reading Gridiron Gold which I enjoyed immensely. The book gives insight in to the history of High School football in the state of Mississippi. Mississippi has arguably produced some of the greatest football players/coaches of all time. Here is a short list of some stories/insight I enjoyed from the book. How High [...]
“Where are you?” are the words GOD used to query Adam and Eve after they had sinned against Him in Genesis 3:9. The funny thing is that He(GOD) knew exactly where they were. He asked them for their benefit. He wanted them to recognize what he knew, that because of their sin, they were lost [...]
