How do you walk into a room?

I heard someone say recently that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they walk into a room.Some people walk into a room in such a way that says, “Here I am,” which basically means I’ve arrived and all the attention should now be pointed toward me. These are the people [...]

When Something Irreplaceable is Returned

When Something Irreplaceable is Returned

If you were at The Gathering this past weekend, you heard a story I told about my most prized possession – my grandfather’s cane. I bought it after he died at an estate sale for 75 cents over 33 years ago. The sad news was, the cane went missing. In transition [...]

Today at The Gathering, March 25th

Today at The Gathering, March 25th
 
We had another awesome day at The Gathering. The weather was incredible, the sun was out, and people were coming in straight from the parking lot in a great mood. What lesson did I learn today? Going to church ought to be a happy thing. Gathering together ought to [...]

Nashville Doesn’t Need Anymore Churches

Nashville Doesn’t Need Anymore Churches

About a year ago I went to a meeting held by Louie Giglio, the popular speaker and founder of the Passion movement in this country. This is a movement where college kids come together for a two or three day worship experience. Giglio was in town promoting the event and had [...]

Today at The Gathering, March 18

Today at The Gathering, March 18
Today at The Gathering was an exciting day. I had forgotten how much fun it is to see people setting up and taking down and creating environments and experiences that help people get to God to change their lives.
When I moved to Nashville to plant a church for the [...]

No More Mondays

No More Mondays
Well, today is Monday, the traditional day on which people return to work.  Paige, my youngest daughter, returns to college after a week of Spring Break.   It seems a lot of people can’t stand Mondays, but I’ve come to look forward to them.
Monday is a brand new start to a brand new week.  [...]

It’s Time Paula Got the Honor She Deserves

It’s Time Paula Got the Honor She Deserves
This morning, my wife Paula was honored at a breakfast called, “A Breakfast For Champions.”  Everyone around her table was there to let her know how special she is and she is an incredibly special lady.  Here is a lady who was married at eighteen, raised in an [...]

Today at The Gathering

Well, today is March 4th, the second in our series, “Loving God Without Becoming an Arrogant, Self-righteous Know-it-all.”  Today I talked on “I Don’t Want to be Better, I Want to be Different.”  I knew this was going to be a great day when I began to hear the music.  Ken and Barbie Isham and [...]