Life Can Be Weird in Las Vegas

My daughter is in 6th grade and tonight had her middle school choir concert. My wife and I sat in the audience, listening to a 12-year-old boy and girl sing to each other, “Something in the way you move, makes me feel like I can’t live without you. It takes me all the way. I…

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How To Stay Married

We recently did a series on marriage at Verve. I love this post from Tony Morgan on why he and his wife have stayed married for over 22 years. Good stuff!

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Quitting Smoking, Or Doing Life

I recently heard that of people who want to quit smoking… About 0% are successful if they have no “tool” to use and no one to support them. About 5% are successful if they a tool to use but no one to support them. About 40% are successful if they have a tool to use…

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Vault Midwest!

Vault Midwest is THIS Wednsday, 9 am to 5 pm, at The Journey in Muskegon, Michigan, and if you’re in the Midwest, YOU SHOULD COME!  I mean, seriously, it’s only $49, and it will be WAY more than worth it. It’s going to be ONE INTENSE DAY of thinking through how to reach people who…

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What Every Church Planter Should Know: Volume Two

Earlier this year, I was asked to answer this question “What do you wish you knew when you first started out in ministry?” The idea was to answer that question in the form of an essay. I, along with 26 others, submitted essays that touched on our core passions and our desire to mentor those…

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