Archive for July, 2007

Hello, My Name is Nonreligious Guy

Hello there. My name is Nonreligious Guy and I’m going to attend your church tomorrow. Here are the things you need to know:

  1. I’m taking a big chance by coming. I feel really nervous, so do everything you can to make this experience as non-threatening as possible.
  2. I’m very

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10 Freedoms of Getting Fired

It’s hard to believe, but one year ago this week Paula and I were fired from the church we planted in 1989. What a painful ending to such an awesome life changing experience.

I am glad to say that the firing did nothing to diminish our dream of creating a… More

 

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”
~~George Washington

 

COOL QUOTES; Innovators and men of genius regarded as fools

” Innovators and men of genius have almost always been regarded as fools at the beginning (and very often at the end) of their careers.”
~~ Fyodor Dostoevsky

 

COOL QUOTE; Disturb Us, O Lord

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Disturb us, O Lord
when we are too well-pleased
with ourselves;
when our dreams have come true
because we dreamed too little;
when we have arrived in safety
because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, O Lord
when with the abundance ofMore

 

COOL QUOTES; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived

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“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a… More

 

This Weekend @ The Gathering, July 1

This Weekend @ The Gathering, July 1

Join us this weekend at The Gathering when we’ll complete our current series “The 4 Laws of Water-skiing.”

This weekend we’ll deal with Law #4: The Law of Letting Go.” and talk about the 4 Great Fears all people face; fears that debilitate us and slow us… More