Are all of our wishes compatible? Can we accomplish all we wish and dream to do? The short answer is no. I have found that many people are plagued and ultimately left feeling tremendously guilty by a pursuit of “incompatible wishes.” Incompatible Wishes: A series of good and noble dreams that cannot be realized in […]
I have decided to write more and less in 2018. I am not sure about you, but the “less is more” mindset has never been more real or relevant to me. Time seems to be my most precious commodity. Therefore, in this New Year, I plan and pray to write less, more often. In fact, […]
It feels so good to wake up here. I am waking up this Father’s Day at the Clark Cabin in the mountains of Southern California. I have a loving and adorable wife and two incredible, unique, strong, brave, faith-filled kids, one in college and one in high school. And I am thinking, “How did we get […]
In this unique, crazy, divergent season of my life I am running into so many who are living curiously. My goal in these “Who’s Inspiring Me” posts is to share with you those who are inspiring me … so I can instigate a curious life in you. These seven leaders will wreck you … in […]
A big reason I love the Bible is it doesn’t edit out the “stranger things.” I spoke this past weekend at Parkview Christian Church in Chicagoland about what can happen when a person gets bored with their church and faith. How getting bored can cause you to “fall out” of faith and church. And that […]
We have embarked on a new adventure of helping people find peace with who they are and courage to do what God has called them to do. WE GOT A LIFE PLAN. As we’ve been adjusting to our current season of change (move, job change, daughter off to college, son off to a new high […]
Over the past six months, I have consulted with churches and communicators about the effectiveness of their messages. Some messages are incredibly powerful, and some are not, which leads to the question, “What is the difference between a perfect message and a powerful message?” Let me answer this question through these lenses:
Recently my wife, Rene Clark, and I did some team teaching at Parkview Christian Church. Parkview is a multi-site church of 9,000 weekend attenders in the Chicagoland area where I am stoked to be a teaching pastor. We have spent time teaching together in the past, but I have never shared any of our rhythm […]
For nearly 15 years I think I made the devil my mentor. Here is how it happened. When I was in college I had a weekend youth ministry in Kansas City. Each Friday after finishing my classes in Manhattan, Kansas (the little apple) I would drive to KC to spend the weekend leading junior high […]
Ok, let’s keep this simple. Most parents and grandparents want to create some cool memories this New Year with their kids … Most kids want to be on their phones in this New Year … So, let’s combine those things! Call a family meeting. Tell everyone to get out their phones. Open Instagram. Then … […]
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