#1 Call frequent meetings to see if everyone approves of the vision God gave you. #2 Vote on whether or not we should allow the vision to be hijacked by anyone and everyone who has a differnt idea. #3 Personally respond to every criticism you receive — especially the ones that come from those you […]
READ MOREWhat’s good about “canned chat?” It’s safe It’s short It gets boring after a while What’s bad about “canned chat?” It’s safe It’s short It gets boring after a while These things are all well and good when they protect a child from internet predators and encourage the kids to move […]
READ MOREThe other day Nathan convinced me to let him play this online battle game with a few of his friends from school. Honestly, it looked pretty cool—with wizards and orcs and elves and stuff—kind of a Lord of the Rings motif. But when one of his friends would not admit defeat, I asked Nathan […]
READ MORETonight kicked off VBS at our Monroe Campus with a BANG!  Southbrook Weddington will have theirs next week. Twice as many kids showed up as last year (when we had VBS as a pre-launch event) and this promises to be an awesome week for the kids of Monroe!  They say a picture’s worth […]
READ MOREThis mind dump is going to be just that—a backing up of the dump-truck (beep, beep, beep) and a depositing of what’s on my mind and heart. In no particular order: Thrilled to preach live at Southbrook Monroe today! Those people are series about reaching that city for Jesus! Got messed up with […]
READ MORESometimes on Fridays I will spend the morning working at Barnes and Nobles. And now that the kids are out of school they will most often accompany me. They love it. For the most part they read and when they get bored they might break out their gameboys. Did you catch that? They start […]
READ MOREAlmost daily my little girl, Juliana, will bring me pictures that she’s drawn. They are usually of dogs or horses but no matter what they are, they somehow manage to lead back to how much she loves me. I know. Tough to see the connection. And when she first started doing this—around age […]
READ MORESuch a simple idea. Such a tremendous outreach. Thank You! To all those who reached out to the entire city of Monroe with more than 6,000 items of clothing. All for FREE! Jesus said Matthew 25:31–40, 31 “But when the Son of Mand]’>[d] comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he […]
READ MOREJust a quick note to tell you all to head on out to our Monroe Campus today. They are having an outreach event for the community in which more than 5,000 items of clothing are being given away to needy folks. Yes, “given” away. As in free! We would love to have as many Brookies” […]
READ MOREJesus is a people person. No kidding, huh? But even this people person encountered some folks who just couldn’t be helped. I’m referring to the religious leaders of His time. And isn’t it bizarre that the most spiritual person who ever walked this planet would find His greatest adversaries among those who also claim to be ‘spiritual?’ I […]
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