[hip hop jesus...]

Wanna know what the cutting edge of the American church is? How about a DJ scratching a record on stage, street thugs rapping lyrics about gang violence and Christ, pool tables in the lobby, garage doors on the front of the church… and more bling bling than Mr. T in a diamond mine. Enter the new church Street Life Worldwide in Houston (website God Aint Mad At You). Pastor Levi is a hip hop, passionate leader with a vision to reach the gangs and tough boys of his city… check him out and give him some props.

doing nothing…

My wife and I have been having an ongoing conversation concerning the Sabbath. What does it really entail? Do we really slow down, rest, take a load off, or are we just as busy as we are every other day of the week? Most people consider their Sabbath to be either Saturday or Sunday. However, that’s not our reality. Most Saturdays I’m busy preparing a talk to give at K2 the next day. On Sunday I normally arrive at church at 7:30am and take off around 2pm. The rest of the day is filled with additional work or meetings with K2 people. When do I Sabbath? Monday. That’s my day to decompress and let my hair down… all 1/4 inch of it. But here’s the challenge. Do I work around the house? Do I labor on the lawn, detail the car, reroof the house? Or do I REALLY rest. And what does that look like?

Enter Gordon Atkinson’s article on doing nothing. He took an hour one day and simply stared at the sky. Here are his thoughts on what he saw…

This is what sustainability in life is all about.

[what's on my ipod...]

[expotential conference...]

Today I’m in Orlando with several thousand people for a great emerging church conference called Expotential. Simply amazing.

Exponential is a cross-denominal gathering designed to connect, inspire, equip and challenge church planting leaders. And by the way, Kensington and K2 are getting some airtime for the church planting technique we’re using. How fun!

[countdown to iphone...]

I know many of you have been obsessed with the soon to surface iPhone from Apple… so today I thought I’d let you know that we only have 50 DAYS left to wait! Until then, here’s a little something to hold you over.

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[they will someday rule the world...]

[sweet new jack bauer t-shirt...]

A “must have” for your next covert mission.

pick one up here

[you go, egg-stacker-boy...]

With a steady hand and a steely gaze… he stacks, he balances, he makes his momma proud.

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[rob bell spoof...]