Conversion, the reorientation of a life round the good news of the risen Jesus, is a mystery to me. More so now than it used to be. How do we explain how someone’s life can be changed in such a radical way? I say we explain it by calling conversion what it is: the biggest […]
The View From The Floor
The following is an excerpt from Train For Something Greater: An Athlete’s Guide to Spiritual Fitness available at Amazon.com. The View From The Floor CrossFitters have much in common: language (WOD, AMRAP, Pukie), diet (Paleo-Zone-Primal), apparel (Lulu, Vibram, Inov-8), and philosophy (pain is weakness leaving the body). Before we started talking, eating, dressing, and thinking alike, we shared […]
August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My Coffee Shop Nemesis (The Real Reason We Moved From Tulsa to Austin)
I’m about to share something I’ve never told anyone before: the real reason we moved from Tulsa to Austin just over three years ago. But first, I have to give you some context by explaining why I ended up working from a particular Starbucks in Tulsa almost everyday. It wasn’t until I moved to Tulsa […]
August 15, 2012 by 3 Comments
Five Lessons I’ve Learned From Working in Coffee Houses
As promised in a previous post, here’s a rundown of some of the lessons I’ve learned from past coffee shop experiences. The first place from which I tried to work was the Café at the Barnes & Noble near my office in Bellingham, Washington. Going there was a rookie mistake. Something only someone who had […]
August 2, 2012 by 8 Comments
In Search of a Good Coffee Shop
We’ve been in Dallas for a couple of weeks. One of the pressing issues I currently face is locating an acceptable coffee shop in which I can do some serious writing. This is one of the most important things to do when moving to a new community, ranking just above finding a safe place to […]
July 18, 2012 by 8 Comments
Thirteen Lessons I’ve Learned From the Ebook Business
I published my first ebook in 2011. I was inspired by Seth Godin and Steven Pressfield to pick myself, skip the gatekeepers, and do the work. Since then, I’ve published two more books and a couple of short stories. All available in Kindle format at Amazon. (My first book is also available at Barnes & […]
June 19, 2012 by 8 Comments
How To Break Out Of A Creative Rut
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June 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
I Birthed A Book!
My labor of love finally gave birth to a book! Which reminds me of an old joke: They say that writing a book is similar to giving birth, but it’s not. Books have edges. What does that joke and the publishing industry have in common? Both are being rendered obsolete by ebooks! (Not really or […]
June 4, 2012 by 3 Comments
A New Chapter
It is my pleasure to announce that I have accepted the Senior Minister position at the Preston Road Church of Christ in Dallas. I was a guest speaker there back in March and that led to multiple conversations with the elders, search team, staff and other key leaders about filling the position. I tried to […]
May 21, 2012 by 32 Comments
I Need An Editor!
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that life is actually going somewhere. One of my faith struggles is trusting that God is actually at work in and behind and between my experiences, redeeming my poor choices and silly mistakes, while honoring my freedom to make my own decisions. I am writing my own story, but I […]
May 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
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