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One of the scariest days of my life was the day I was given the title “Lead Pastor” of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Don’t get me wrong - I wanted the job. I had felt called to be a pastor way back at the age of 17. I was just terrified of letting everybody down. I was 33 years-old...
Our culture doesn’t care about Jesus.
I know, it sounds irreverent—but it’s true. The prevailing posture of our nation is rapidly equalizing on this issue, especially in a post-COVID world. As we all know, the coronavirus has only accelerated changes that were already in motion. Even in places form...
Their eyebrows go up every time I talk about it.
“Am I allowed to do that?” “I don’t see how I could make that happen.” “Is it worth it?”
A few years ago I had the great privilege to host two California friends for a Portland workshop called Multiply PDX. Chris Lagerlof and John Blue were schemi
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