May 2012
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not the end: a house unsold
This has been an arduous season…
We started a journey in January. My wife and I agreed that it was finally time to sell our first house. Our charming 1930s craftsman home, the only house our daughter had ever known, was going to be put on the market.
Over the course of many months, we received 5 offers, two contracts, and dozens upon dozens (upon dozens) of people streaming through...
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A vision without a task makes a visionary.
A task without a vision is drudgery....
– Samuel Chadwick 1860-1932
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Part 2: Start With the Ending (Sermon)
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Part 1: Upside Down Leadership
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(ex)Urban: (ex)Urban: Luminaria and Culture Loss →
ex-urban:
Someone, quick…take a poll.
Of the total number of people that attended this year’s Luminaria (only 315,000 this year), I want to know how many were residents that came from more than 10 miles from downtown.
I want to know because I didn’t want to go. Life has been exhausting recently and…
Originally, I planned on titling this message, “5 Ways to Bless Your...
– What Your Pastor Wants You To Know
(ex)Urban: (ex)Urban: Being About the Journey →
ex-urban:
When the reality hit me that I’d be selling my 1920’s home in the inner city and relocating to a suburban box near convenient “power centers” and “good schools”, I feared a bit for my sanity.
I am an unapologetic lover of the urban world. And in San Antonio, where urban life is quite…