A little more than 30 days ago, Fred Smith pulled me aside after a meeting organized by Doug Clark, Senior Pastor of Grace Community Church and Joe Canal, Pastor of Tyler Christian Fellowship. The meeting was held to discuss the possibility of hosting a bicycle team dedicated to raising funds for clean water projects on [...]

refined-1024×768Originally uploaded by Revive @ GCC Well, so far, I’ve had a few comments from the very active Church Marketing Sucks blogosphere on my latest series graphics, REFINED. While I cannot help but see the reference to 80′s music as a negative, as a former spin doctor, I can see how 80′s rocks! Well, I’ve [...]

Recently, the Accuser of the Brethren, Satan, slew foot himself, was interviewed by the Senior Pastor of LifeChurch.tv. His appearance and subsequent interview proved to be very enlightening. His thoughts make you go "hmm" don’t they.

20 days ago, Fred Smith asked me to manage pulling off a feat of impossibility; throwing a concert with an artist already on tour and host a bike team traveling across America! It gets better; with only one months warning. And raise $40,000! That’s crazy, I know. And the effort was beyond my ability but [...]

Read this excerpt and put love into practice; it will change the world!

At the request of a good friend and fellow ministry staffer hailing  from Austin Texas, below you will find my incredible recipe for Urban  Migas, which I made for after church brunch today. Note: I wok this contemporary twist on an old Mexican dish. First I heat my wok to low medium then add Pam [...]

After getting incredibly bad news yesterday afternoon, I became unusually sullen. Being pensive is normal for me – but sullen is more like downcast and that is totally different. It was as if I was a grape in a wine press. It was an experience of being crushed. Pain can sometimes devastate, destroy, and disable. [...]

Today, while preparing a room for a Communications Board Meeting, a cute little kid walked in from a MOPS class and asked if he could help. This kid was starved for attention. He followed me around, asked questions, and was desperate for conversation. Or could it have been the large triple layer triple chocolate cake [...]

This guy is Paul and he’s a great friend. A free thinking spirited hairdresser who is a seeker… and today, we just enjoyed each others company and talked God… He shared his ideas on the kundalini and the evil empire and I shared my hope of Eden and heaven on earth and of Jesus… and [...]

Off I go to Austin Texas to Grace Community School to compete at the State Speech Meet!!!