Ragamuffin Soul

You know I’m never one to shy away from politics or any other controversial issue. And you all are always quick to speak up and chime in. One statement is true no matter what your political slant: If the church would be what Jesus asked us to be. If the church would do what Jesus [...]

After my night the other night… Um. Seriously? I cried the second his little girl saw him. Did you cry? Let’s just pass out the tissues… Los

When you walk into my home this chalkboard is the first thing you see. And scattered across the left side of it is the statement, “Before I die I want to _____________” It haunts me every time I walk in the door. Haunts me in a good way. Because I am forced to look at [...]

I miss the mob from Derek Sivers on Vimeo. Replacing this “business” with the “church” makes this video almost unbearable to watch. In a good and disturbing kinda way. Oh how much the current day church could learn from the mob. The good parts of the mob of course. Listening to that cab driver, and [...]

I was watching Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition last night and had an epiphany! I’m fluffier than I need to be. Are you fluffier than you need to be? Believe it or not I used to weigh 30 lbs more than I do now. I’m not wanting to get back there again. Grant and I [...]

I canceled all my morning meetings this week and a nice dollar gig so I could teach my kids the pentecostal spin. They don’t care about my gigs. But they were GLOWING at me in the crowd. It’s Better That Way… Los

What sermon do you need to hear this week? Los

Influence. We all want it. There is an entire genre of books and such set aside for it. And when we don’t get it, have it, or miss it, we head over to Applebee’s and throw down some babyback ribs along with some really cheap beer waiting for it to slowly kill us. But let’s [...]

I hate lists of 10. So you get 11. 1. Make out often. In front of your kids. And if you don’t have any kids yet…you soon will if you make out often. 2. After you make massive mistakes, let them cuss and throw things at you without an ounce of defense. Then you will [...]

There is not a day that goes by that I do not wonder what the crap I’m doing. What am I supposed to be doing? Am I supposed to be a worship leader? Am I supposed to be a writer? Am I supposed to be a speaker? Am I supposed to be on staff at [...]