Just got back from my trip to Haiti early this morning and wanted to share some of my initial thoughts and updates with you all. Before I do, though, thank you to all of you that prayed and supported my trip! It was an amazing 10 days and God really showed up!! Poverty in Haiti [...]
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My Haiti Recap
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Haiti on March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fat Tuesday & Jamie Oliver
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jamie Oliver, Obesity in America, TED, TED and Obesity, TED Wish on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of ‘Fat Tuesday’ here’s well known chef, Jamie Oliver, giving a challenging talk at TED on turning the tide of obesity in America. Very good and eye-opening 21 minutes!
My Friends. My Heroes.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 360 Church, Berkeley, Church Planting, Jeff Sandstrom, Mission Hill Church, Pete Kramer, Supporting Missionaries, Topeka on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I am blessed with some amazing friends and I want to take a moment to tell you about two of them that are preparing to do something great for the Kingdom of God! Both of these guys are incredibly talented, and there is no doubt have great things in store for their future! My purpose [...]
Never Eat Alone
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Connecting, Connector, Keith Ferrazzi, Networking, Never Eat Alone on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently reading a great book on networking by Keith Ferrazzi called “Never Eat Alone”. Aside from the fact that he’s originally from the same hometown I am (Latrobe, PA), he presents some incredible thoughts on being a connector and networker. Here’s a short excerpt: From my earliest days growing up in Latrobe, I found [...]
2010 Super Bowl Ads
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Doritos Funeral, E*Trade Commercial, Google Super Bowl Ad, Hyundai's Brett Favre Commercial, Punxsutawney Polamalu, Super Bowl Ads, Super Bowl Commercials on February 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Super Bowl every year is more then just a football game, it is the world’s greatest commercial platform and consequently has some of the best and most creative TV commercials. Below I listed some of my favorites from last night: #1 – E*Trade’s Baby Ad: I love these! I think they’re hilarious!! #2 – [...]
Victim or Victor?
Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, Uncategorized, tagged Victim on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Life can often throw us a curve ball. It’s true that bad things happen to good people, but in reality bad things happen to all people. So why is it that some people are able to rise above bad circumstance while others are overwhelmed by them? Well, the answer is all in our response to [...]
I’m Going to Haiti
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Allison Park Church, Donations for Haiti, Financial Support for Haiti, Giving to Haiti, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Trip, Investing in Haiti, Serving Haiti on January 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
In about a month and a half I’ll be flying with a team of 25 people from Allison Park Church to the nation of Haiti. What’s amazing is this trip has been planned for a number of months and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. We have the opportunity to make an incredible impact in [...]
Coming in 2010: New Church Plant in South Side
Posted in Church Planting, MCM-Pitt, Uncategorized, tagged Church Planting, Jack Thomas, LifeStone Church, Phases of Church Planting, South Side Pittsburgh, Steps to Church Planting on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to the church plant being launched this fall by Pittsburgh City Outreach, the MCM Network will be planting LifeStone Church in the South Side community of Pittsburgh. Jack and Jamie Thomas moved to Pittsburgh last year to plant this church and they have seen God do some amazing things already. Their small Neighborhood [...]
The Trap of Entitlement
Posted in Leadership, Uncategorized, tagged Arrogance, Better Than Others, Entitlement, Pride on January 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In the area of church leadership/ministry, there is a huge trap that many young leaders can frequently find themselves in. It is a trap that can entangle even the most equipped leaders…it is the trap of entitlement. Below I have listed some thoughts on avoiding this trap, but before I get into those, let’s explore [...]
Top Posts from 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In case you missed them, here are the top 5 posts that generated the most traffic last year in order of popularity: Muslim Man Kills His Wife and Buries His Kids…Alive Steeler Fight Songs Names for a Church Entrance Raising Money for Church Planting A Definition of Excellence
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