There’s a lot of talk nowadays about the problem with Millennials – the older generation finds them difficult to work with and often sees them as an entitled bunch. That might be true, but I’m convinced Millennials have something to teach the church that no other generation has. In fact, I’m convinced every generation has…
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This morning I hopped in the back of an Uber driver’s car for a 10 minute drive. In that time, we talked about his autistic daughter, how he wished he had learned Spanish, his time in the Air Force, how his wife almost died a couple of years ago, and his father-in-law who has just…
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I’m about to get real with you. My hope is that you can see my transparency, see my humiliation, and find hope through my embarrassment. I was speaking at a conference. I normally get paid to speak, but agreed to do this gig for free. Fortunately, I got to bring a friend along, so I…
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My job is coming up with ideas. I plan close to 10 blog post ideas each week. Then I have to come up with new ideas for my own books. That gets difficult after having done this for a few years. At times, it feels like there aren’t enough ideas to keep up this pace. But…
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I’m not world-famous like Kanye West. I’m not even Christian-famous like Chris Tomlin. But in certain small circles, I get a small glimpse of what it’s like to be famous. At certain conferences of about 1000 people from a tiny niche in Christianity, people know who I am. Not gonna lie, it’s fun. But at…
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I wrote a book a couple of years back called Unwelcome. It’s basically 50 things I’ve experienced in churches that make me not want to return. It’s a super valuable resource for churches. At the same time, though, I’m kind of grateful for those 50 things—and not just because it gave me something to write…
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Can loss be a good thing? I believe so. Of course, that’s easy to say from behind a computer screen. It’s harder to say to the guy who just got fired. Or to the person whose car was stolen. Or to the person who had the huge opportunity that was pulled away from them at…
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It’s a weird dynamic. A tragedy happens, everyone is grieving, and then someone writes a blog post about it and gets massive traffic. Massive ad dollars. They gained wealth from the tragedy. I don’t believe any bloggers or sites write their articles thinking about that at first. But as you’re in this world long enough, you…
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I never really anticipate waiting. So it always catches me off guard, when I’m at the doctor’s office, that I have nothing to do for 20 minutes. So I often pull out my phone to play a game or check social media… I basically waste 20 minutes of my life doing something useless. Are you like me?…
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Today I have four emails I need to send. They’re big requests, and my fear is that I’ll get a “no” on every one of them. So I’m putting it off. I’m procrastinating. To be honest, I’m considering just giving up and not sending the emails at all. Have you ever been there? You want…
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