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With the holidays approaching, this seems relevant... The quality of all your relationships is inversely proportional to the pace of your life. Think about that for a moment. The slower the pace, the better  your relationships. The faster the pace, the worse  your relationships. * If this is true, what does this mean for you ? As for me. I confess:  I'm a time management loser . Here are a couple questions to ponder: * Instead of living at the speed of light like most people in our culture, what if you dared to live at the speed of life — like Jesus did ? * What might that look for you, your friends and your family? Below:  Video just for fun...is this you? If video above doesn't appear, go here . Good luck with this kind of insane pace. You'll need it. Here's a Cup O' Joe FREEBIE! It's our way to say "thank you" for tracking with us. Here's a  FREE  fun podcast! Time Management for Painfully Pooped-Out People—Part 1 More here if you're so i...

Here's a little bit of what we've been up to this Fall so far... Teaching at Moody Bible Institute,  Chicago, IL When you pray and support Cadre Missionaries, your inflow to us becomes overflow to the next generation of ministry leaders . THANK YOU for every prayer you pray and every penny you give . We couldn't be disciplemaking missionaries with Cadre without YOU! So much fun teaching at Moody with these dear disciplemaking friends. Disciplemaking Training, Chillicothe, IL So much fun encouraging and equipping these beautiful people of all ages at CrossWord Cafe .   One of the best disciplemaking pastors I know: Crazy Pastor Steve Waggoner . If video above doesn't appear, go here . Real life disciplemaking often happens after the training experience and preferably at a Dairy Queen ! Disciplemaking with Men, Westboro, WI What does it look like for men to follow Jesus TOGETHER in real, everyday life ? If video doesn't appear, go here . Why do we train like this? He...

It's a fact: 99%  of church people will not be on a stage this Sunday morning. Thank you for being a pancreas in the body of Christ! This video below is a special shout out to every member of the body of Jesus Christ who is not on a stage during Sunday morning services.  Thank you for being a pancreas in the body of Christ!   We need you.  We couldn't do it without you.  See 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 . More here about some amazing followers of Jesus who are not on a stage on Sunday morning... * The Legend of the Church in Viet Nam * The Legend of Paul Cone * The Legend of Roger Lee * The Legend Ray Rickert * The Legend of Two Bartending Women * The Legend of Church at Goofy Ridge * The Legend of the Church in Iran * The Best Disciplemaking Pastor I Know Think about it... * The Real Test of Ministry Leadership * If you fail with volunteers, you fail in ministry * The Biggest Lie in Ministry (FREE Bonus PDF) * Something to Make You Think * The High Cost of NOT ...

This coming Sunday, November 3, 2024, Daylight Saving ends .  You have been warned. Video #1 If video above doesn't appear, go here . Daylight Saving: the fun, the weird, and the interesting... *  Is it Daylight Saving or Daylight Savings? *  Things you may not know about Daylight saving. *  Daylight Saving mistake may have caused bomber to blow himself up. Video #2 If video above doesn't appear, go here . Subscribe: Let me encourage you most Mondays ! Track with me on social media!      Instagram            Facebook            Twitter       

  Sensational  doesn't automatically mean  significant . There. I said it. We are currently immersed in a culture of attention-seeking. Whoever gets the most likes, followers, retweets, comments, etc., wins. You, too, could be Youtube famous. And don't forget to listen to my podcast. And be sure to check out my blog. (On that last one, the irony is not lost on me.)  Hence, all the shouting about the next new, cool, and chic thing.  Being trendy is seductive because it's... trendy—and that which is trendy is always trending. At best, you might get to be in the flavor-of-the-month club. If not, you still get to identify with what is currently "in." At the risk of sounding like an old, grumpy guy with his shorts hocked up to his chest screaming, "Get off my lawn!"—let me say this: I'm more than a little suspicious of anything current culture considers sensational. And that goes for current "Christian" culture too. (See  here ,   here , and  he...