Archive for August, 2006

Atlanta This Weekend

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

I’m in Atlana this weekend, with a full schedule. I’m here primarily to speak at RidgeStone Church, pastored by my friend Gary Lamb. I’ve known Gary for about 6 years.
One of my commitments is that I’ll help any church planter. I remember how hard it was for me when I started Palm Valley, and there […]

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Crazy Flying Day

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Lori and I flew to Atlanta today, and it was anything but routine. There was some funny moments, and a tense moment. Here were the highlights…
1) Apparently Lori thought she was above the law, and that the new regulations about what you can and can’t take on board don’t really apply to her. As we […]

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Help For Single Parents

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

This weekend Ryan will be teaching on “Help For Single Parents”. Whether or not you’re a single parent, you don’t want to miss this message. Ryan will be interviewing his mom on stage. She’s an incredible gal who raised Ryan and his two brothers, Adam and Aaron, by herself.
You need to hear her speak. She […]

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Student Minstries

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I’m blown away by what God is doing in the lives of Junior and Senior Hgh School students at PVC. Over the past weeks we’re seeing over 200 students and growing each week. Daniel, our HS Pastor, told me this morning that 6 high schoolers received Christ as their savior last night at a luau. […]

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Couldn’t You Wait?

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Since Day 1 of Palm Valley Church, we’ve had a vision for the maturity ministry, including discipleship through Home Teams, classes, men’s and women’s ministries, other growth opportunities.
One thing that drives me crazy is when people have left our church because we don’t have those things YET. They will leave angry because we don’t have […]

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Creative Flow

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

We’ve been tapping hard on our creativity level the past month. With the fall comes lots of changes, ideas to step up our ministries, and new series coming up. There’s been a frantic pace at the office the past 4 weeks, with everyone going full steam.
Michael and Cody are doing a great job with the […]

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Redeeming

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

This weekend’s message is redeeming for me. I’m talking about my struggles as a teen, trying to help hurting parents and their children get back that which Satan is stealing from them.
We filmed my dad and I talking through the issues surrounding my struggles, how it affected him and others, and ultimately how God was […]

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Guys Night

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Saturday night after church I took my boys for a guys night out. Pastor Dave and his boys joined us for an evening at the Monster Truck Races!
Monster trucks crushing cars, crashing into walls, flipping over. Motorcycles doing flips in midair. Hot dogs. Coolest thing was watching my boys go crazy; loving the crashes, and […]

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Can’t sleep!!!

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

It’s 2 a.m., and I should be asleep. I was at the office by 6:00 am this morning to shoot video, so why can’t I sleep? I’ll tell you why…
I’m so pumped about this weekend at Palm Valley. As I’ve shared, I’m speaking about the trials I went through as a teen/young adult, and the […]

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Being A Man

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

My friend Perry wrote an incredible post today about what it means to be a husband who loves his wife, entitled “hooters”, you can check it out here…
Perry, thanks for not being afraid to say the tough stuff!

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