the experience

Driving by the newly remodeled Applebee’s in Bonney Lake I pointed out the improvements to my 10 year old daughters.  “Girls doesn’t that look amazing, how they remodeled that in just a few days.” Their reply got me to thinking, “it looks...

Holy Indignation

Church, there is something wrong with us if the most gifted people are leaving in order to make it to the top! We love The Voice in the Huff family, but watching the first show in the third season tonight only took three performances to bring back a righteous...

Leadership “hitch”

Every Sunday at Open Life we utilize a volunteer force that is full of amazing leaders who go shoulder to shoulder to make a church gathering happen in a market place worship environment.  Some volunteer roles are easy for anyone to do, and others need very specific...

The Next Big Culture

In an article on the99percent.com recapping their conference this year I was excited to see a quote from Alexis Madrigal, “Don’t found “the next big thing,” found “the next big culture.”  It encouraged me because it was like a pat...