I’m back after about a week of being without internet service and cellphone service for much of that time. my family and I spent Thanksgiving holidays in the mountains of Tennessee. Thanks to our friends, Rob and Christen Perry… their place in Wears Valley was the most incredible places I’ve ever stayed. Take a look [...]
Yesterday I finished reading the book "Deadly Viper: Character Assassins" by Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite. They were giving them out at Catalyst and just happened to snag one… It is a great book that speaks hard truth in a way that’s incredibly fun to read. It was more like having a conversation with [...]
I loved this past Sunday! We revealed some of the places we’re going to invest our time and money over the next year. If you missed it here are some of the highlights… We’re going ALL IN locally and globally Locally we’re partnering with organizations like Women’s Hope Medical Clinic and East Alabama Food Bank [...]
Haven’t gotten to post all week because our internet service has been spotty at best… I have lost 3 attempts to post… man, they were profound too! I get pretty mad when I can’t finish what I started…Seems the problem is solved and we shouldn’t have to deal with it again. So… Here’s the highlights [...]
Veteran’s Day… Banks are closed, Sonja and the kids have a day off from school, and, unlike years past, Veteran’s Day is becoming a more significant holiday for me. I want to be much more intentional in my gratitude for those who proudly serve our country. While I don’t have any close relatives in harm’s [...]
One of my favorite people is Gary Lamb. He pastors Revolution Church in Canton, GA and I was reading his blog today and he wrote something that resonated with me about who we are here for. I’ve had some conversations with some folks over the past few weeks about why there are so many churches [...]
Man, I’m still trying to process this past weekend. God really showed up in power and rocked the place. To give you a quick recap… we talked about going ALL IN with our leadership… and, thanks John Maxwell for the clear definition that Leadership is INFLUENCE. We all have a circle of influence. We challenged [...]
Auburn put it on Tennessee Tech yesterday for homecoming…of course that’s what your suppose to do at homecoming. I felt bad for my friend, Dave Anderson, a TTU Alum… sorry Dave, but I heard they got a lot of money to let us beat up on them. All 4 quarterbacks got to play, which was [...]
Last night our growth group went out to eat together. I love it when we get together like that… They are truly my best friends and I love spending time with them. We went to a mexican restaurant and I went off script from what I usually do… I usually get the burrito, enchilada, taco [...]