It’s been a few weeks since I’ve given an update on all things being pregnant. This is definitely a brand new experience for us. You can read books, google “things to expect when you’re having a baby”, and talk to other people who have recently gone through a pregnancy, but nothing can really prepare you [...]
Archive for January, 2011
UPDATE ON ALL THINGS BEING PREGNANT
Posted: January 31, 2011 in Family, Life, PeopleTags: Family, Life, People
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REVOLUTION SUMMER TOUR 2011
Posted: January 27, 2011 in Faith, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, TravelTags: Dominican Republic, Faith, Haiti, Life, Los Angeles Dream Center, Ministry, Missions, NORTHchurch, People, REVOLUTION, Spirituality, Sulphur Springs Workcamp, Travel
Every summer REVOLUTION offers a variety of mission trip and camp experiences that we call the REVOLUTION SUMMER TOUR. I am pumped to announce that there will be six stops (four mission trips and two camps) this summer. Here the official stops and details of the REVOLUTION SUMMER TOUR 2011: SULPHUR SPRINGS WORKCAMP | SSWC2011 [...]
20 BILLION HOURS
Posted: January 25, 2011 in Books, Culture, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, PeopleTags: Books, Culture, Holy Discontent, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People
Recently I read a sentence that grabbed my heart and I have not been able to shake it. “IN A GIVEN YEAR IT’S ESTIMATED THAT AMERICAN ADULTS VOLUNTEER ROUGHLY 20 BILLION HOURS OF THEIR TIME.” (from Holy Discontent by Bill Hybels) 20 billion hours! That’s 20,000,000,000 hours! My only response to this unbelievable sentence is… [...]
ONE OF THE BEST EMAILS I’VE GOTTEN IN A LONG TIME
Posted: January 24, 2011 in Faith, Family, Friends, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, SpiritualityTags: Faith, Family, Friends, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, Prayer, Spirituality
On September 13, 2008 I wrote a post asking you to pray for my good friends, Ryan & Keeley White. Ryan and Keeley learned in April 2008 that they were going to have twins. After checkups and doctor visits, they have found that one of their twin sons has a a congenital heart defect called “Hypoplastic [...]
CONNECTING WITH THE RIGHT MENTOR
Posted: January 20, 2011 in Faith, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, The BibleTags: Faith, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, The Bible
“Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous.” – Proverbs 2:20 NLT You need to connect with the right mentor. It is extremely important. Why? You NEED a mentor in your life to help get you where you cannot get alone. A mentor is not a babysitter. A mentor [...]
THREE HILARIOUS COMMERCIALS
Posted: January 19, 2011 in Funny, Life, People, Random, TVTags: Commercials, Funny, Life, People, Random, TV
Because sometimes it is really good to laugh… You’re welcome.
BEST MARRIAGE ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED
Posted: January 18, 2011 in Culture, Family, Inspirational, Life, PeopleTags: Culture, Family, Inspirational, Life, Marriage, People, Weddings
What is the best marriage advice you ever received? This question has been running through my brain over the past few weeks. Over the holidays, two of my favorite people on the planet got engaged to their significant other. These are two people who I love deeply, pray for often, and consider family. For both [...]
LETTER FROM ANGIE
Posted: January 17, 2011 in Faith, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, TechnologyTags: Compassion International, Faith, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, Technology
Yesterday I got a letter in the mail. With today’s world full of email, text messages, facebook, and twitter, the hand-written note is almost obsolete today. In the past few weeks, I have talked to a person in China through Skype, sent a person in Mexico a facebook message, sent texts back-and-forth to friends all [...]
FRIENDS WHO WILL TEAR A ROOF OFF FOR YOU
Posted: January 13, 2011 in Faith, Friends, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, The BibleTags: Faith, Friends, Life, Ministry, NORTHchurch, People, REVOLUTION, Spirituality, The Bible
Friends are extremely important. In fact, your friends and relationships will determine the direction and quality of your life. Connecting with the right friends and making wise choices in your relationships is crucial. The Bible speaks a lot about the importance of connecting with the right friends. Check out Mark 2: 1-5 (NLT)… When Jesus [...]
THIS IS MY CHURCH
Posted: January 12, 2011 in Faith, Life, Ministry, People, SpiritualityTags: Faith, Life, Ministry, NORTHchurch, People, Spirituality, Videos
God did so many amazing things at NORTHchurch in 2010. Makes me even more excited to see what God is going to do in 2011. This is my church. (Great job, Matt Burleson, on making this video.)
