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The Lincoln Theatre 27 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Here’s the second major announcement from this weekend at NCC. In 2010, we did an all-church celebration at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U Street. We fell in love with it–felt like home from the g...
Our 7th Location 26 Aug 2013 | 04:37 pm
We made two major announcements at National Community Church yesterday. Here’s the first one with a little bit of backstory. More than five years ago I was visiting in-laws who live in Gainesville, ...
10 Writing Tips 18 Jul 2013 | 11:33 pm
Super excited to be speaking at the second annual REWRITE conference in Austin, TX on October 18-20. Thought I’d share a little bit about my writing journey and ten lessons learned. I’m in a writing s...
The Circle Maker for KIDS 16 Jul 2013 | 06:34 am
T-minus 3 weeks until The Circle Maker for KIDS releases. It’s a 32-page picture book that will teach young children the power of prayer! I may be more excited about this book than any book I’ve ever...
Founding Fathers 4 Jul 2013 | 06:25 pm
I love history and I love America! Thought I’d share a little of both as we celebrate Independence Day. For the record, this isn’t a dissertation. It’s a blog. And I’m not nominating all of our foun...
The Circle Maker for Kids 12 Jun 2013 | 05:56 pm
I may be more excited about this book than any book I’ve ever written! Some of my earliest memories are the bedtime books my parents read to me. I love the fact that kids are going to download pictu...
Parenting Best Practices 11 Jun 2013 | 03:53 pm
I’m going to add 10,000 words to Praying Circles Around Your Children and create an expanded version. I’d love to include your best ideas, best stories, and best practices as a praying parent. You ca...
City Fathers 29 May 2013 | 07:23 pm
City Fathers is right around the corner! June 6 will be a benchmark day for the church-at-large in Washington, DC. If you haven’t registered yet, click on cityfathers.org. And don’t come by yourself....
Summer Challenge 21 May 2013 | 05:18 am
Nearly 100,000 people have taken the 40-Day Prayer Challenge. So encouraged by the testimonies I’m hearing. Some amazing miracles! And I love that people are forming prayer circles with others! I t...
5 Ways to Jump Start Creativity 15 May 2013 | 05:07 pm
Change of PACE + Change of PLACE = Change of Perspective. That is my formula for fresh ideas. It’s so easy to get into a mental rut isn’t it? Once we’ve been in an environment for a while we stop … C...