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Archive for April, 2008

Posted on April 30, 2008

“They Are Worth It” – Dan Kimball

Dan Kimbal gave a talk at the LeadNow conference in Orlando last week that really connected with me. Dan, for those of you who don’t know, is an emergent church leader and author. He’s written some great books like They Like Jesus But Not The Church (my personal favorite), The Emerging Church & Emerging Worship.
This [...]

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Posted on April 29, 2008

My beach Princesses

We went to Sunset Beach tonight. Here are a few pictures of my beautiful girls.

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Posted on April 29, 2008

Music Worth Sharing: Goldfrapp – A&E

I love good music. But even more than listening to music, I love sharing it with others.
I’m going to Gift this great EP by Goldfrapp to someone. This EP includes the single A&E off of her new album as well as several remixes (including an instrumental remix that would make a great music bed [...]

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Posted on April 29, 2008

Brad Ruggles Whiskey Burger Recipe

I just made some amazing burgers the other day (if I do say so myself). Most great dishes I’ve made have come out of experimenting in the kitchen until I find something I like.
We grill a lot during the summer. Burgers are always a family favorite but I usually never throw burgers on the grill [...]

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Posted on April 28, 2008

One of the Most Moving Videos I’ve Seen

Please set aside 30 minutes and watch this powerful, deeply moving video that Pete Wilson posted on his blog today as part of his “Plan B” series at Cross Point. Don’t just watch it while you’re multi-tasking. Set everything else aside and let this message soak into your soul. Lisa and I were both in [...]

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Posted on April 28, 2008

Moving to a Place of Influence in Culture

Last week I had the opportunity to attend two fantastic conferences: Exponential and LeadNow.
Erwin McManus, one of my favorite authors and speakers, lead a session at LeadNow that really helped to cement some ideas I’ve had floating around in my head over the last couple of years.
He spoke about moving to a place of influence [...]

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Posted on April 24, 2008

LeadNow 08

This has been a whirlwind week so far! I just finished the Exponential conference – which was amazing (more on that in future posts). Lots of great connections and tons of information to download.
I just arrived at my second conference this week – LeadNow 08. As with the Exponential conference I’m going to wait to [...]

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Posted on April 23, 2008

Exponential 08

I had planned on blogging every day from here at Exponential 08 but that doesn’t seem to be working out. I’ve been hearing so much and making so many great connections that it feels like my head is going to explode!
I’m going to take some time after the conference to consolidate all that I’m learning [...]

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Posted on April 21, 2008

Should I be Worried?

(click here if you can’t see the video)
Should I be worried?

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Posted on April 21, 2008

Photos from the Sponge Docks

Yesterday we had a great day at the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks. Here are some pictures from our day.

Excellent Greek lunch at Mama’s Restaurant.

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