Year 2007

Why do we breathe?

I heard David Platt speak for the first time last night during worship at Collegiate Week Glorieta. At 29, Platt is a dynamic and powerful communicator, but it’s not because he’s “hip,” “relevant,” or “connected” – all descriptors that seem…

UAM MBSF site up

Give Rob Leonard, campus minister for the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship at UAM some props by stopping by their new site at www.uammbsf.com and leaving a comment. I set it up for their new building campaign. Throw them some money…

Half and half…

Just a thought… from where I sit in the “chuck wagon” at Glorieta, NM for Collegiate Week, I can see about 10 students/ministers on laptops – checking email, blogging, etc. Last time I was here was in 2002. It was…

Glorieta: Day 2

Well, the day is not even half over, but I had to post during our free time this afternoon. Landon Dowden, New Orleans Baptist Seminary grad and pastor/planter of Crosspoint Church in Baton Rouge, LA is one of our speakers…

Why blog?

Sometime ago, Ben over at openswitch had a great entry about how to enjoy blogging and not burn out. Ben summarizes his “why’s” in this way: Enjoy the writing process Enjoy the designing process Fakery is not sustainable Tell your…

Glorieta, Day 1

I arrived in Glorieta, NM today at the Lifeway Conference Centers’ crown jewel of camps. No other camp compares. I’ve been to MANY, as far as sheer beauty, options, and a sense of holy expectation is concerned. I made the…

The three JB’s

Cavman pontificates on the three JB superstars… Jack Bauer, Jason Bourne, and James Bond. He comes to some fascinating conclusions. Funny thing is, I was just wondering out loud with some friends the other day who would beat whom in…

Glorieta-bound

I’m off for Glorieta, New Mexico Friday a.m. By the time most of you clear the sleep from your eyes, I’ll be north of Little Rock. Stephen Weathers and I will be boring each other for the next 10-12 hours,…