Do you know that laughter can add +8 years to your life (according to an AIG ad I read in Newsweek)? If that is true, we all need to stop taking ourselves so seriously and laugh it up a bit more…
Anyway, here is a joke in the AIG ad (pg. 67 of Newsweek pictured [...]
I am in Kansas City today working with Mike King and others at YouthFront. Mike and I (and Matt Wilks) swung by this really cool coffee shop near the YouthFront offices and who is sitting outside enjoying a cup of coffee with his friends…? George Brett, considerably one of the greatest third baseman in [...]
Earlier today I had a Video SKYPE conversation with one of my good friends. He asked me as he regularly does, “Chris, how are you?” I responded as I regularly do by saying, “I am doing really well.” He didn’t accept my response this time. He said, “You are so full [...]
A week or so ago I got tagged by Stacy Sublett (a friend of mine who is a youth pastor in State College, PA) with a fun little deal he ripped from Jason Powell’s blog… So here goes, the 15 songs that came up when I opened iTunes and hit Shuffle.
Now’s the Time — Miles [...]
For my good friend Nathan in Australia — and the whole lot of us really…
“The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for the future…”
“The reality of naked trust is the life of a pilgrim who leaves what is nailed down, obvious, [...]
This weekend has been a fantastic weekend for me so far… I hope you are having a great one too.
Friday night was a great night. I went to a dance with my daughter — Megan. She is 7 years old. I had a blast dancing to “High School Musical” songs, talking [...]
So these guys ran 4,000 miles in 111 days. In other words, they ran the equivalent of nearly two marathons a day for 111 days… Is that ridiculous or what? I don’t think I could drive 4,000 in 111 days! Among other reasons, they ran to raise awareness for a non-profit called H2O Africa.
Check out [...]
Yesterday I met with my friend and publisher Jay Howver from YS/Zondervan. He gave me Zach Hunter’s new book called, Be The Change. Zach is a fifteen-year-old abolitionist and activist who spends a bunch of his time working to end slavery around the world.
I spent about an hour last night reading through Zach’s [...]
I am off to Denver today for some meetings on Monday and Tuesday. I am looking forward to connecting with some old friends and meeting some new ones. It is supposed to be a little warmer (45-50 degress) than it has been in Chicago as of late. So I am also looking [...]
Mark Riddle posted a list of 31 things that the youth ministry world has come to accept as normal. It is quite comprehensive — and I think spot on. Take a moment to read it over. What is missing? What shouldn’t make the list? Would love to know your thoughts…
I [...]