This was first published in the Leadership Network blog: Even if you are not a basketball fan, you have heard about Kevin Ware. Ware, a Louisville Cardinal player, horrifically broke his leg in the regional final game where the team was contending for their chance to make the “Final Four.” The details and photos went round the world. Those watching the game will remember the reactions of players, coaches and fans from both teams.
When we talk about soul toxins it immediately raises the appropriate question, what is toxic to our souls in our culture? The list will be different for every individual because there are healthy and unhealthy ways to use a neutral medium such as TV. So this list is only intended to make you think about how you interact with the culture.
Here is the first message in the Soul Detox series titled: Restless Soul:
On Good Friday, March 29, we held a graveside service to honor and commemorate the life of Max Overholt. Max was a great friend to many, in fact, if he knew you at all he considered you a friend. His big blue eyes sparkled with a look that was part mischief and part excitement about life.
In my accountability group last week we got into a discussion about caring for your aging parents. When I’m writing this I want to be clear that this was a group discussion and I wasn’t talking about my mother although some of it did relate to my father who struggled with dementia and alzheimers before his graduation into eternity. There are several dilemmas for those of us in the sandwich generation. That is the generation that is still raising kids and caring for aging parents at t…
Tomorrow we launch the Soul Detox series at Indian Creek. Here is an excerpt from my message. It will be incomplete if you don’t get what goes before and after so join us on the Gardner or Olathe Campus campus.
Here is Chuck Kreimendahl’s story where he says, Jesus is more than enough.
Here is the Easter message presented by Campus Pastor Steve Southards from the Olathe campus titled: More Than Enough:
This is an article I was asked to write for Healthy Growing Churches concerning the importance of building trust within your team. The first time this phrase was uttered tension filled the air as the group I was leading forged into new territory. We needed to make progress but to do so would mean that we must trust…one another and God.
This is the message I shared with our two campuses concerning our Easter Live Out offering. We want to invest every dollar you give today outside of this room. This is the level of commitment we have to let the whole world would know the truth we just celebrated.