(Adapted from Brian Houston - 1993) In 1993 Brian Houston wrote down a vision of the Church that inspired, and is still inspiring, the story of Hillsong Church. When I look at what God has done in and through Hillsong, and how much of what Brian saw back then has come to pass, it builds …
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Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try it's just Not Good Enough?
Sometimes when we read the Bible we forget that many of the books are actually letters. Personal letters written by real people with real emotion, and real empathy. One of my favourite of these letters is Paul's dear letter to Philemon. Here it is again, except this time I've substituted Philemon's context for my own... The Epistle of God …
I found this article by Tullian Tchividjian that is so profound, I had to repost it on my blog. I’ll never forget hearing Dr. Doug Kelly (one of my theology professors in seminary) saying in class, “If you want to make people mad, preach law. If you want to make them really, really mad preach grace.” I …
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In case you've missed all the controversy, Bill Hybels announced last week that Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz, would not be presenting at the Global Leadership Summit. Schultz backed out at the last moment due to an online petition started to boycott Starbucks if he presented at the Summit. I’ll let you watch the video of Bill …
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This is a guest blog post by one of my favourite bloggers, Maurilio Amorim. Maurilio is the CEO of The A Group, a media, technology and branding firm in the states. You can check out his blog at www.maurilioamorim.com. “I’m in a different stage of my life right now,” said the young man across the counter as I asked him …
