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The Female Brain – a sneak peak at Radical Sex
This is a sneak peak from my e-book Radical Sex which releases later this month. It is a small selection from chapter 2, entitled Married Sex & Orgasms. The Female Brain …for many men, the context of life is irrelevant when it comes to sexual desire. We can be driving in a car with kids…
Read MoreThe Plantinga Effect
The Plantinga Effect The story that is not being told to us by the institutions (educational, media-driven, etc.) is that reason, not ‘blind faith,’ is giving birth to Christian faith all over the world, including in the most industrialized and sophisticated cultures on the planet. The question is: why? The rise of Christianity is not…
Read MoreLeaders, who do you spend time with?
Awhile ago I was sitting around with some leaders of a church. They are doing a great job at developing leaders, and I was there to spend some time with their team and learn. At one point I asked them how they decide which leaders to spend time with? Why that question? Because in ministry,…
Read MoreChurch planting is not about church planting.
Church planting is not about church planting. It’s become popular and kind of in style today to see oneself as a church planter – as if it’s the pinnacle of church ministry (it’s not) and something everyone should aspire to (it’s not). It’s become a kind of niche market within Christianity wherein we have networks,…
Read MoreWhy Westside Matters
My friend Norm Funk’s church, Westside Church, just celebrated their 10th anniversary yesterday. Here is a great recap video they did to commemorate the day. So, why does that matter? Why does Westside matter? The first time I met Norm, I had just moved out to B.C. with my wife Erin. It was September 2004.…
Read MoreMy Interview with Larry Osborne
Every leader needs mentors in their life. One of the men I have the privilege to have in my life is a great leader (and man) – Larry Osborne. Larry is the Lead Pastor of North Coast Church – an innovative and inspiring church of about 10,000 people located in San Diego, California. He and…
Read MoreHow holy do I need to be to go to heaven?
This past weekend at Village Church in our series on Matthew we came to this amazing statement by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount: “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt. 5:20). It is jarring and challenging to us and it should…
Read MoreDisneyland disaster! (or, why you should be trying to fail)
Failure is good. If you are not failing you are not trying. You are being too safe. You are too afraid of criticism. All those famous entrepreneurs we talk about (Jobs, Musk, Branson) all failed in huge ways throughout their lives. Let me give you an example in the spirit of July. Disneyland. It opened…
Read MoreA father-daughter talk about ‘Go Set a Watchman’
I just had a father-daughter moment with my oldest. I got to share a bit of history in hopes that she will appreciate a piece of beloved art as much as I do. Time will tell I guess. We walked through Indigo books – a favorite pass time of ours (mine) – me with a…
Read MoreWorse with time?
It is counter intuitive to say this because we often talk about the fact that people get better at things the more they do it. Experience. Repetition. The 10,000 hour rule. Learning from mistakes, etc., But sometimes people actually get worse at what they do with time. In the world of film for instance, everyone…
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