Archive | October, 2008

Pray for Yemen

With all the election coverage, you probably will not catch the news that a huge storm hit Yemen and killed at least 180 people. They have a lot of rebuilding to do. Go see the pictures and pray.

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And the Winner is….

Carla Pullum. Using random.org Carla was randomly selected as the winner. Thanks for all who entered. If you didn’t win, you should still check out the book, it really is a great motivator to get up and lead the people around you. Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

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Don’t Forget to Enter! Last Day for Free Book

Make sure you enter today before 2:30 to win Seth Godin’s new book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. Go here to for an explanation and to enter.

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Book Giveaway: Tribes by Seth Godin

Seth Godin has a great new book out called Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us.  If you have ever read any of Seth’s stuff, you know he is a great writer with killer ideas. I am a couple pages shy of finishing and have loved the book.  I have an extra copy, so I [...]

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Rejected

Every 6-8 weeks the Pastors at NorthWood call recent vistitors to tell them about Base Camp, the introduction to our new member process.  I’ve been making the the calls today.  Here is one of the conversations. Brent: Hello, My name is Brent Minter, I am one of the pastors at NorthWood. I know that you [...]

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Date Night with Avery

A while back I wrote about the importance of taking my daughter’s on dates.  You can read about it here. I was recently asked what I did on those dates.  Since I took Avery on a date last night, I figured it would be a good time to show some pictures and talk about what [...]

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Art + World Focus = The Best Prayer Guide Ever

The first time I saw the photos from the Big Picture, I was stunned at the artistry. It has been coming to my feed reader now for a couple of months.  I noticed that the pictures are usually from around the world, and many times the subjects of the picutres are in need of the [...]

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Sometimes the Most Godly Thing You Can Do is…

Sleep I have been really tired this week.  I have found myself drinking coffee every afternoon to stay alert. I usually get up at 5:30 every morning.  This morning I hit snooze 3 times and then eventually turned off the alarm.  Kari came in with the girls @ 7 and woke me up.  As a [...]

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Is it Wrong to Covet a Bible?

I have been waiting for this day for a while. Today I saw my very first ESV Study Bible.  Unfortunately it is not mine. My friend who was more excited than I was went to the local Christian Bookstore and sucked up until they let him buy it the day before the actual release date [...]

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From the Same Mouth

Desiring God just released a short film from their past national conference. Our lives might not be as compartmentalized as we would like for them to be. “From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” James 3:10 Who else is guilty?

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