stuff worth checking out...

I read the first chapter of Jim and Casper Go To Church...and I ordered the book. I'm completely intrigued by the idea of this book. In it, the authors visit a bunch of megachurches and write about their experiences...what they learned, what they liked, didn't like, etc. And, oh, yeah, one of the authors is an atheist. Very interesting. You can read the first chapter by clicking here.

Last week I read a phenomenal essay by Dallas Willard. Every pastor, ministry leader, and key volunteer needs to read this essay on sustaining vision. Powerful. Here's the link.

A guy named Gary Lamb pastors Revolution Church in Canton, GA. He recently blogged about 10 things he wishes he would have known when he started the church. Good stuff. Check out this post titled 10 Things I Wish I would have known...

Jenny and I started reading a book together: Kissed The Girls and Made Them Cry. Jenny and I are entering a new chapter in the life of our family. It's called having a daughter in the 7th grade. Everything is changing...and challenging. All I can say is that if you have a pre-teen or teenage daughter, this book is a must read. Jenny and I read the first two chapters together Sunday night and just cried together. Why did we cry? Mainly because we so desperately don't want our kids to make the same mistakes we made growing up.