Finding Freedom and the Lost Art of Forgiveness (D214)

These two are inexorably tied together. It is near impossible to find freedom from the ties that bind you without extending forgiveness. Regardless of your religious or spiritual views, forgiveness or lack thereof, affects us all. Is Good Friday “Good”? It’s Good Friday, but ironically, for followers of Jesus, past and present, at this time nearly two thousand years ago, it probably seemed anything but “good.” Funny... [Read More...]

D38: X Marks the Spot

Amazing, unreal, astonishing, humbling, energizing, and so much more to be part of a sold-out crowd of 13,000 leaders at the Catalyst conference in Atlanta. Today I got to see and hear the likes of Malcolm Gladwell, Mitch Albom, Rob Bell, Andy Stanley, Francis Chan, Shane Hipps, Matt Chandler and Coach Tony Dungy. If you don’t know who they are, Google them. It’s an all-star cast. On top of that, I got to experience music by Steve Fee... [Read More...]