Accepting Presents

So you know it’s Vince’s birthday, and you want to buy him a present, but you’re not sure what to get. I’ll help you. Pretty much anything you might buy me on this website would be just fine. Or, if you don’t want to get my anything off that site, you could make a donation…

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If My Suffering Satiates Your Thirst

I recently read Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light. Shared a few thoughts from it last week, this will be my last one. (Just in case you’re getting tired of the Mother Teresa theme on this blog.) (Hah, that’s a totally unexpected and funny sentence.) One of the reasons I read the book is because…

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Value Clarity 7: Not A Good Fit

How do you discover your church’s values? Picture this scenario. Your church is growing. You have a staff position you need to fill. You interview a guy who has a killer resume and glowing references. He’s been a total success everywhere he’s been. He has exactly the right skill set, a great personality and godly…

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Vault Midwest!

The last three years we’ve had a conference called Vault for pastors who want to reach people who are truly far from God and who don’t like church. It’s gone incredibly well, and we’ve been asked to put on the conference for pastors in the Midwest. So this May 7-8 we are offering Vault Midwest…

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A Love He’s Never Been Loved With Before

I recently read Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light. Unusual reading for me, but I was curious about her life. And it’s a fascinating book. One of the impressive things about Mother Teresa is how absolutely God centered she was. Everything was about Jesus. The book is filled with journal entries and (mostly) letters Mother…

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