I'm wrapping up our "Broken" series at Mountainview this weekend with a message about Paul and Barnabus. Actually, it's more about Barnabus than Paul. In each of our messages during this series we have focused on a biblical character who suffered a setback only to have God turn it into a comeback. We've looked at David, Moses, and Peter. In each case, they suffered setbacks that could have easily knocked them out of the game. This message is different. Instead of focusing just on Paul and his setback, we're going to explore the role that Barnabus played in Paul's comeback. You might know that Barnabus' name means "son of encouragement." It's his encouragement of Paul that enables Paul to become the mighty man of God he eventually becomes. Encouragement is a powerful tool. It lifts up the heart. It gives hope. It points to the future. It should be obvious,…
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One of my favorite business writers spoke this morning at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit: Jim Collins. He spoke on the subject of his latest book -- "How the Mighty Fall." It's a great book I read about six months ago. He walked throug the stages of decline that faltering companies (and churches) go through. Tim Schraeder has a good summary of the talk which you can read here.
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During today's Willow Creek Leadership Summit, Adam Hamilton talked about the "moment of the maybe." That's the moment of temptation when your mind begins to think "What if I did ..." Or, "maybe it wouldn't be so bad." We never ask ourselves, "How will this end?" because we're not thinking down the road; we're stuck in the moment of the maybe. And the moment of the maybe often seems quite good. We speak and the other person listens. We tell a joke and the other person laughs. They like us. They tell us we're funny. They tell us we're understanding. When you find yourself in having a moment of the maybe, what do you do? RUN AWAY! There is nothing good to be gained from entertaining the "what if" questions. The longer we linger, the more likely we are to move from maybe to a yes. Instead of asking "what…
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MORBIDMAN meets the SUPREME DIVA! from Mountainview on Vimeo.Morbidman meets the Supreme Diva - a dessert theater presentation. A Mountainview Family Event - Friday August 20th at 7 p.m. w/ A Short History of Rock & Roll - by surprise musical guest.
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One of the sections on our new site -- Making Love Last -- is a category entitled "Marriage Snippets." It's a collection of short, pithy comments on marriage that I put together. The idea is to provide readers short pieces of advice to quickly implement. Most of us put off doing what we know we should do because it is either ... too difficult or the results take too long That's another way of saying a healthy marriage is not for the lazy or impatient. Take a look at the Marriage Snippets and feel free to send me your own.
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