Archive for July, 2008

  • I spent last evening getting to know Greg Laurie better by reading his autobiography, Lost Boy. For those not acquainted with Greg, he is pastor of one of the largest...

    Greg Laurie…

    I spent last evening getting to know Greg Laurie better by reading his autobiography, Lost Boy. For those not acquainted with Greg, he is pastor of one of the largest...

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  • I used to say that I learned my philosophy of ministry from "The Gambler." You’ve got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em…etc. This was more...

    All-in…

    I used to say that I learned my philosophy of ministry from "The Gambler." You’ve got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em…etc. This was more...

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  • Wear Sunscreen, the faux commencement speech popularized by Baz Luhrman’s music video, contains some good advice, which, as the speech says, "like youth, is probably wasted on the young." The...

    Wear Sunscreen…

    Wear Sunscreen, the faux commencement speech popularized by Baz Luhrman’s music video, contains some good advice, which, as the speech says, "like youth, is probably wasted on the young." The...

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  • I’ve had an itchy spot on my scalp behind my left ear for some time now. At first I thought it was somehow caused by my glasses rubbing up against...

    Biopsy, Carcinoma, no fun, Son praying, priceless…

    I’ve had an itchy spot on my scalp behind my left ear for some time now. At first I thought it was somehow caused by my glasses rubbing up against...

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  • I liked Tony Snow, and I wasn’t alone. For several years I watched him as he hosted Fox News Sunday. He died too young at the age of 53 from...

    The genuine article, Tony Snow, dies

    I liked Tony Snow, and I wasn’t alone. For several years I watched him as he hosted Fox News Sunday. He died too young at the age of 53 from...

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  • 4th of July is for families. Starting about 35 years ago my father started having a 4th of July party at his home in Southern California. Over the years I...

    4th of July

    4th of July is for families. Starting about 35 years ago my father started having a 4th of July party at his home in Southern California. Over the years I...

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  • I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about, among other things, church leadership in large churches. We were talking about the difficulties of keeping the evangelism...

    When Evangelism is your job…

    I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about, among other things, church leadership in large churches. We were talking about the difficulties of keeping the evangelism...

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