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Anne Rice thinks she can.  The famous author wrote a series of vampire novels, one of the most famous being Interview with the Vampire, which was later filmed starring Tom Cruise. Just a few days ago, a frustrated Anne posted the following on her facebook page: For those who care, and I understand if you [...]

I had the privilege of working with Brian Jones for almost 10 years as we planted Christ’s Church of the Valley in the suburbs of Philadelphia.  He was recently one of the speakers at the North American Christian Convention and he also writes for the Christian Standard.  I really respect Brian’s insight because he just has a [...]

Saul, hated Christians. He hunted them down, broke up families, threw them in prison, and even had them killed. However, God had a plan and even Saul was not out of God’s reach. That is something I think we can learn from Saul (we know him better as Paul). No matter how devastating the path of [...]

Norman Vincent Peale said, Plan your work – work your plan. Lack of system produces that “I’m swamped feeling.” I think we can also get that feeling when we are not grounded in the one thing that gives us a glimpse into the way God sees the world.  Regular Bible reading can not only be [...]

A couple of years ago I remember taking my son to a birthday party, and it was at this party where he acquired one of his first addictions… BALLOONS! As we approached the park where the party was hosted his big brown eyes saw balloons of all colors tied to each picnic table in the [...]

Just in case you missed it I wanted to be sure to post the video of Tony Campolo’s recent visit to CCV.  Not only is the guy cool cuz he’s bald like me… but he really was an inspirational speaker. I’ve seen him on CNN, The Colbert Report, and he’s even appeared on Bill Maher’s [...]

John Ortberg says, “Disciples of Jesus cannot be mass produced – they have to be hand crafted.”  As church leaders we often take personal responsibility for mass producing disciples from our congregations.  The challenge is that discipleship requires an individual to take personal responsibility for their development and a leader to provide individual attention, accountability [...]

As a leader I find change is one of the most challenging things for people to cope with. During some of my challenging change moments I have had people ask me how I remain so positive despite the rapid change around me. Here is my short list of things I try to do to stay [...]

Do you ever wonder you are making a difference?  If God is actually using you? Are you a productive follower of Jesus?  One of my favorite verses in the Bible was a part of my devotional time today.  We actually studied these verses in my Home Team just a few weeks ago.  1 Peter 1:5-8 [...]

Diane is a member of our leadership team and I had the privilege of getting to know her better when we went with our evaluation team to Kenya to pursue aiding kids in the Mathare slums. I have a lot of respect for Diane and I learned that she has had Africa on her heart [...]