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Book Title Reveal!
This isn't what it started out to be. It's even better! When 1 Peter first caught my eye, I taught it in my Neighborhood Cafe Bible study for my neighbors in my Ohio home. It was 2011, and there was lots of talk about the "expiring" Mayan calendar that "predicted" the end of the world in 2012. Needless to say, that didn't happen - but it was the backdrop for a study called "The End is Near." It's always been one of my favorite Bible studies I've written. I designed it using a cartoony font and...
How to “Do the Thing” (and a giveaway!)
Got a goal? Need some gumption? Then you need this book. I wish Rebecca George would've written this book before I had the crazy idea to start a neighborhood Bible study. I could have used a coach like her when I had no idea where to start or what to do, when it felt overwhelming and scary. If I'd had just a little more gumption and realized just how much grace was there to help me, I might not have put off this Great. Big. Goal. for as long as I did. Thankfully, Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered...
5 Easy Ways to Love Your Neighbor this Christmas
Tis the season to be jolly! 🎶Fa la la la la, la la la la!🎶 Or is it the season to be busy? Overwhelmed? Overcommitted? Is it the season for celebrating “God with us,” or complaining about others with us in line at the grocery store and the post office? Planning presents and fancy Christmas dinners takes a lot out of a gal. Christmas doesn't have to be so hard. Here are 5 easy ways to love your neighbor this Christmas - Or cocoa, coffee, tea - you get the idea. Invite one neighbor over...
San Diego “Love Your Neighbor” Summit
Join me along with church leaders in the San Diego area for a "Love Your Neighbor" Summit on October 6-7. The Love Your Neighbor Summit is a gathering of Christian leaders from different denominations, ethnicities, neighborhoods, and backgrounds to focus on how we can reach San Diego with the Good News of Jesus! Come together around tables for worship, Bible teaching, and strategizing about how we can engage our churches, serve our communities, and build lasting relationships that draw lost...
How to Have Your Entire Town to Dinner
Maybe you've seen my Stories or heard rumors about the free community dinner in my hometown that stretches for blocks? It's all true! Since word has gotten out, small towns around the U.S. have asked: How did you start an annual community dinner for over 3,000 guestsHow is it free to attend the dinner?How can we do this in our town? My friend and fellow Dinner planner answered all these questions and more in an Instagram Live. Tune in to learn how you can have your entire town for dinner...