Monthly Archives: March 2011
Seth Abram
Music, when it is true, reminds us of the interlocking realities of Heaven and Earth. Music, when it is true, expresses the tension that is resident in a world made up of incredible beauty and stomach-turning ugliness. Music, when it’s more »
Our Story: A Church For The Community
We are not a church against the community. We are not a church that simply exists within the community. We are a church FOR the community. God told his people while in exile in Babylon to not simply live in more »
A Seed Planted For The New Normal
I received this message yesterday. Break a window and leave it, the brokenness will spread. Fix it and it becomes contagious. I was reminded of that recently when talking to a gentleman about what I see along Western avenue. Since more »
7 Most Asked Questions on Missional Communities and My Thoughts on One
Next month, I get the privilege of speaking on the main stage at the Exponential Conference (www.exponentialconference.org). Exponential has become the largest gathering of church planters in the West. I’ve been invited to share GCC’s story and how we arrived more »
Construction Accident: I’ve Been Hit By a Ton of Bricks
Another repost from our team in India. This one will give you a whole new perspective on your day. ———————————————————————————– One would think that having taken this journey three times before that not much could be surprising. I often find more »
It’s India
This is a repost from the GCC India Team’s blog. I will be sharing a couple posts from there this week. The stories, learning, and content is so brilliant…I just had to repost. By the way, you can travel to more »
India Team March 2011: Don’t Just Do For Them, Do With Them
We’ve got another team headed to India today at 2:30pm. We've sent hundreds of people to India over the years. Our teams are all laser focused in terms of adding value to the churches and communities on the ground in more »
Something to Help Start the Work Week
As you begin your work week, may this story remind you of how much your work matters. I was living as a political detainee at the time in the nearby local jail, and one of the guards, a Muslim, had more »
A Note from an Anonymous Blogger, A Prayer, and a Prayer Request
My pal, Chad Meister, sent me this note from an anonymous blogger on Ash Wednesday. These words helped me set the trajectory for this 40 day journey into Lent. Powerful stuff. I read it over and over. After his confession, more »
Lent Begins
Lent begins today. 40 days of prayer, fasting and confession leading up to the Easter holy week. Nothing matters more than the Resurrection. Now is the time to reorient our lives to the rhythm of the cross and the Resurrection. more »