Over the past 5 months I’ve done a lot of praying for myself. Each day when I pray I try to include a good amount of time focused on other people/situations/relationships. A lot of my prayers have instead been something like, “God I’ve been staring at this screen for two hours and I have absolutely [...]

1. Bob Hyatt is a pastor in the Portland area and also a contributor for the Out of Ur blog on ChristianityToday.com. This week he wrote a post that I believe all pastors and Christian leaders must read. I don’t throw it out there as someone beyond the problem he raises, but as someone who [...]

Every October many of the players on the baseball teams in the playoffs grow out beards until their playoff run comes to an end. I took my own little twist on this time-honored tradition by growing out a manuscript writing beard. Being that I’m in Portland the beard didn’t really stand out too much. After [...]

1. Linsanity has taken over the NBA landscape this week and for good reason. If you have no idea what I’m talking about then go read this short article written after the Knicks last game. But now for some of the deeper issues going on with the story of Jeremy Lin and a blog post [...]

Coming to you this week is 3 videos that I have enjoyed recently. Some you may have seen, some you may not have seen. Sunday marks the biggest television and sporting event of the year. So the first two videos have to do with the game and all it entails. — 1. Starting with one [...]

For those of you in the dark here, yes I am writing a book. I finish up the manuscript writing process in the next few weeks. One the things the team at Moody and I have been working on lately is the book cover. I have my opinions, but mine aren’t always best so I [...]