January 6, 2010 Comments Off
Over the course of the last year we have had the chance to watch a bit “behind the scenes” of the upcoming release of the teen-targeted movie “To Save a Life” from New Song films. We got to watch a couple of pre-screenings, helped with a screening in Irvine, CA, and laughed whenever we actually [...]
Earlier today I was struck with an idea in an image, a vision if you will, of a baseball team. Though I have never played organized baseball beyond tee-ball, the vision was emphatically clear. It was a metaphor of the church.
Have you ever done something stupid in the name of curiosity? Recently I was borrowing a shower at a friend's house that has small children and my attention was grabbed by the new Johnson's Baby Shampoo packaging. For some reason I zeroed in on the "No More Tears" label and almost without thinking, I set [...]
September 1, 2009 Comments Off
This past Sunday night we had the privilege of attending a pre-cd release concert in Wisconsin for Centricity Recording Artist Jason Gray. His new CD "Everything Sad is Coming Untrue" releases today nationwide, and my bottom line review for this album is… BUY IT! Ispired by a passage from Lord of the Rings, where Sam [...]
June 11, 2009 Comments Off
Christianity Today recently published an article about Flourish 09 – a conference centered on Evangelical Christianity's response to Creation Care, or in simple terms, environmental responsibility. The key point that I appreciated was the shift of the focus from one of political agenda and rhetoric to one that is (or should be) much more realistic [...]
Share5 Overview – Background and Partners from Share5 by WorldWins on Vimeo. The video above is the first 10 minutes of the message spoken by Chad in April at New Heart Foursquare in Simi Valley, CA. While the message for the day was "Walking on the Roof", these first minutes provide an overview of Share5, [...]
January 2, 2009 Comments Off
We call it the Big Ol' Bouncing 'Roo, and surely there could be alot of names for it, but whatever you call it, we call it HOME. Its our 1993 Fleetwood Bounder 34' Class A motorhome that has been our residence since October of 2008. Many of you have asked for the tour, so here [...]
December 15, 2008 Comments Off
We had an opportunity to return to Oceanside this past week, so while we were there, and since we have recently logged over 6000 miles on the RV, (we try to change the oil every 3000 to 3500 miles), we thought it would be a good time to call our favorite RV mechanic, Larry Fabbrini, [...]
October 22, 2008 Comments Off
In a recent post I wrote about a quick turnaround need that was presented to us by a partner in Ghana, West Africa – Revival Harvest Academy. They were looking for assistance in financing a land purchase to expand their school by acquiring adjacent land. I am happy to say that this week, thanks to [...]
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September 19, 2008 Comments Off
From ReVerb to Together – The Difference a Year Makes(Originally written for Catalyst at the request of one of the Catalyst Staff)My trip to the Catalyst Conference in October of 2007 was basically about business. I was in my second year as an executive with a Christian media company, and I figured that I could [...]