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Leadership is mobilization
“Leadership, particularly that of a pastor, is really not tied to one’s ability to do great things but to mobilize people, in the context of community, to do more than they could have done alone–more than they ever could have dreamed possible.” – Bob Roberts
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Eat this, not that
If you’re trying to lose a few pounds or eat in a way that’s a little more healthy, the best way to do it isn’t to stop eating junk. It’s to choose better options when you’re hungry. Sick of loading up on sweets and refined carbs? Find fruit and whole grain snacks you actually like.…
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Embrace Action – just the words
Last Sunday I had the chance to speak at Oasis. We looked at the story in John of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet and talked about how God has called us to embrace action – to follow him in serving others even when it’s uncomfortable. I won’t include the whole thing here, but here’s a…
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In case you’re wondering…
The new iPhone comes out on July 11. My birthday is July 11. Just thought you should know. (Ok, so actually, I’m stuck in a contract with Verizon right now, so there will be no new iPhoning until at least November…)
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How do you handle time?
I was listening to one of the Catalyst podcasts while working out this morning and heard a brief interview with relationship guru Les Parrott, who writes books with his wife Leslie (I love it when marriages give people “cute” name combos). He mentioned a quick assessment that will tell how you handle time. It basically…
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Thursday linkage: house churches, justice, and wufoo
A few things around the web that caught my attention … + TIME Magazine writes about the spread of the house church movement. + churchrelevance.com summarizes a podcast with Gary Haugen of International Justice Mission. This guy’s involved in some powerful stuff. From the summary: “We can point [hurting people] to God through the way…
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For the record …
In my last post, I said about 30 days. It’s been 36, so I’m not that far off. 🙂 But, I’m back! It’s amazing how time away from something can help you refocus. So here’s the deal. I was actually planning to come back with an announcement of changes to this blog. They haven’t happened…
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It’s time for a break …
… or if you want to get really spiritual, we’ll call it a Sabbath. Starting today, I’m going to take about 30 days off from blogging (and probably reading blogs). There’s no one reason. It’s just a healthy thing to do every once in a while. So, just when things were starting to pick up…
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Two great links
David Wilson tells a great story about knowledge of verses real allegiance to, passion for, and love of God. I’m glad Craig at lifechurch.tv said this. It’s something I was thinking, but he’s actually on these lists, so he has the credibility to say it. 🙂
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NorthWood and that "missional" word
Christianity Today recently posted an interview with Bob Roberts, pastor of NorthWood Church. It’s worth reading. NorthWood is the church Grete and I were a part of before moving out to California. I worked with their global impact team. In a “church world” where there’s a lot of talk about different worship styles and what…
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Hard time getting up? Hit the ground running.
If you’ve been known to hit the snooze button one too many times in the morning, this is for you. Clocky is an alarm clock that, once the snooze button is hit, dives off your night stand and runs away. The next time the alarm goes off, you have to get out of bed and…
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A Jesus you can follow
“I can’t help but wonder which came first: the impulse to sanitize and tame Jesus by encasing him in abstract theology, thereby removing our motivation for discipleship, or our natural repulsion toward discipleship that forces us to domesticate Jesus to let us off the hook. Either way, when Jesus is just true light from true…
Jon Sampson 