Archive for February, 2007

Advancing the Agoraphobic Church

As a writer people often ask me, “What are you writing about?” It’s always a welcome question for me because it gives me an opportunity to try out my new ideas on people. Because, believe me, as a writer what sounds good to you in your writing room can sound… More

 

You’re Not Going To Believe Where My IT Guy Lives

Last week I was in a hotel trying to hook up my computer. It was a very, very nice hotel. Ok, I’m going to tell you what it was. It was a Ritz-Carlton, on one of those occasions where you get to stay free where you couldn’t afford to stay… More

 

10 Signs You Might Be a Renegade

If you don’t know it by now, I’m a guy who’s not into religion; in part, because I was born with the heart of a renegade, not with the heart of a robot. As I share this renegade idea with more and more people, I find that there are more… More

 

Windshield Wipers on the Roof?

I had occasion to be sitting in Washington Dulles Airport this past week in the middle of a snowstorm. Just before take-off we taxied over to get de-iced. As I was looking outside toward this unique rig they were using, I noticed the truck, which had a guy suspended above… More

 

How Do You Define a Winner?

Everyone I know wants to be a winner, but not everyone is. In order to define what a winner is, I think we also have to define what a loser is. A loser is a person who succeeds in everyway that doesn’t matter. Think about it.

We live in a… More

 

7 Reasons We Live Upside-Down

If you take following Jesus Christ seriously, you’re going to be forced to exert the courage to live life upside-down. Jesus was counter-cultural. He was a renegade. He had a different view of life. He said that the way up is down, the way to get is to give, and… More