(Originally posted at MentorMeProject.com … Join the conversation, here or there)
In his book, In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson talks about recognizing opportunity around us by positioning our hearts and mind to look for it through prayer. He uses the psychological example of how we never realize how many Pontiac Grand Ams (fill in your car here) are on [...]

I lead a Life Group/Community Group/Home Cell/Cell Group/ Splinter Cell/Jihadist Group for our church called “Inhabited.” The vision is “to invite God’s transforming power into our lives through various forms of personal worship” and the focus is on spiritual formation.  Ultimately, the “various forms of personal worship” point towards how we approach our relationship with the Holy Spirit, thus much of it centers around our [...]

A really short film…
I did this right at 5 years ago, and posted it here almost 2 years ago, but it’s time to revisit it for reasons outlined below. Unshaved, unkempt hair, glasses instead of contacts, overacting, goofiness, etc… There ain’t no shame in my game!
We’re talking about sharing our faith in our church and I showed this to my pastor just for kicks… now, [...]

As of this morning, I am officially a contributor of a project that I believe is of the utmost importance: the MentorMeProject. Where God takes the project itself is yet to be seen; there is a great heart behind the vision, and great potential behind the purpose, but as with everything in today’s internet culture, you never really know the effectiveness until it gets rolling.
But [...]

I added a new page to my site. I know a lot of people just use readers these days, so I thought I’d officially “announce” it. The page explains itself for the most part. It has two sections: 1) Books I’m currently reading; 2) a rolling list of books I’ve finished in 2010. In section 2, the most recent book will always be on top, [...]

I need to preface this review by saying I have never read a book from cover to cover about parenting, much less specifically about fatherhood. I’ve been a father for over ten years now, but I admit that I have much to learn. So why haven’t I read a parenting book up to this point? I dunno. Maybe pride, maybe because I’ve done a pretty [...]

T-Minus 5 Days until my 6th semester at Dallas Christian College takes off. Last semester had its highs and lows, with Life Science owning the lowest of low spots in the entire 2.5 years I’ve been at this. I am done with basics, only Major courses, Biblical Core, and Electives left. Here’s the lineup and commentary for the semester:
Greek I: Jan 11 – April 12 [...]

Back in May, I posted about Freedom and how our definition of it is a little off-kilter, at least as it relates to our Spiritual Freedom in Christ. An opportunity to preach at our church presented itself last month, and after brainstorming with the Pastor, we decided to run with a sermonized version of the Freedom by Design post.
Converting it to a message was fairly [...]

… or is it?
eFriends Blake and Rick recently did a mind dump/resolution list for 2010.  I guess i’ll kick off my blog again in the same manner…
I’ve become a goal/vision oriented guy; I like spontaneity, and I hate scheduling certain aspects of my life, but I’ve realized that purpose drives action.  I am constantly re-evaluating where I am and where I am going. I hope (and [...]