Yesterday was very cool. We had several guests that we were able to connect with and I think they’ll be back. The worship yesterday was ON! You know when you hear preachers get up to speak after a great time of worship and say stuff like, "We should just pray right now and go home"…I [...]
I know I usually talk about church planting and stuff specific to Journey, but today I’ve just got to brag on my daughter, Abby. We have this thing in our community that was started by Family Court Judge Dick Lane called Character in Action. He recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional character traits in general or [...]
This week I was suppose to be at the Exponential Conference in Orlando. A few months ago at the churchplanters.com conference I won free registrations for 3 people… but, long story short, I couldn’t go so I gave up the spots. I’m a little bummed out that I’m not there…but because I’ve got lots of [...]
Yesterday I played in the East Alabama Youth for Christ Ironman Golf Marathon. 100 Holes of golf in 1 day. I can barely move my arms to type. I wished I would’ve used sunscreen. I’m spending the day recovering and preparing for the weekend message.
WARNING: I’m writing this while heavily medicated. (If something is misspelled or doesn’t make sense, go take a couple of benadryl and read it again–maybe that will help you relate to my state of mind!) We are still in our Rolling Stones Series and today we talked about Stones of Fear. We invited folks to [...]
I’m writing this with a box of Kleenex right by my laptop and a heavy drumbeat thumping inside my head… I hate allergy season… I feel like CRUD. But there’s so much I’ve got to do today, I can’t be sick! Of course, no one has time to be sick… I’m going to pump myself [...]
I read a few blogs every morning and one of the guys I read is Steven Furtick (I’d really like to meet this guy). He’s getting it done at Elevation Church in Charlotte. His post on April 16th pretty much sums up the way I feel most of the time. Church planting is the hardest [...]
This past weekend our band really rocked! In fact, I would go as far as to say it was one of the best times of worship I’ve experienced since we launched last August. What made the difference? Was it the specific set list they did? Was it the musicians and vocalists on stage? Yes and [...]
I love baseball. This weekend was great because we had a game Friday night and then had to turn around and play a rainout game Saturday morning. My son’s team is UNDEFEATED at 4-0. I am all for sportsmanship and fair play and all that stuff… but I have to tell you… it’s pretty sweet [...]
Woke up early this morning and spent some time praying for our people at Journey. I pray a lot for our church in general and for disconnected people that we’re trying to reach, but I have to confess I don’t pray enough for our people that are getting it done week after week. It was [...]