January 18

Bluray Jesus

January 18, 2012 in Books, Life Change

My friend Rick Stewart released his first book last week. It brings a fresh take on how we picture Christ in our lives. You should check it out now!

Here is a summary:

We live life in high definition all the time. We surround ourselves with 1080P, LCD, Plasma, and other such devices. We focus in on the things we place around ourselves so we can feel we are right in the midst of the action coming from the screen. What if we were to see Christ that way? Meet Bluray Jesus!

Bluray Jesus is a modern approach to bringing the Gospel into real life, especially in our modern culture. We are surrounded by media & technology all the time and we spend a lot of cash on devices that help us “upgrade” to the newest and best thing out there. This cultural phenomena is what spurred the creation of Bluray Jesus. We have already embraced technology, so let’s allow technology to teach us a thing or two about Christ.

Excerpt: “I believe there is a higher definition Jesus out there. It is not the perfect picture of Him, but it is so much closer than anything we have ever encountered before. I do not believe that Jesus is summed up in just a few short books concerning Him in the New Testament, but that there is an ongoing high definition, clear picture, depth of color Jesus that needs to be discovered and played out in our lives–Bluray Jesus. If you caught a glimpse of Bluray Jesus you would be captivated. You would not be able to move from your position in the aisle of life because you would be fixed on the highly tuned definition of love, mercy, grace, and forgiveness that shines from His unimaginably bright screen.”

No matter where you are in your faith this book can help you hone in your experience of Christ in a personal way. Whether you have been thinking about your relationship with Christ or if you don’t have one yet, Bluray Jesus discusses things that every modern person should wrestle with.

Take a look at the website by visiting www.tinyurl.com/meetblurayjesus or snag it here on amazon. It is currently available for download for Kindle only. If you don’t have a Kindle that is no problem. All you need is an amazon account and to download Kindle for Computers (PC or Mac) which is free. The book will be automatically transferred to your device or computer. It also works great on the iPhone or other smartphones.

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January 17

2012 Goal List

January 17, 2012 in Confessional, Goals, GOD, Life Change

I’ve found that reprioritizing and recalibrating your life is an indispensable activity if you really want to actualize your potential. I am very driven and I love to look at where I have been the last year and pray and seek God and write out what I think He wants me to accomplish each new year.

I began this process in 6th grade. The picture shown is of the first goal list I ever wrote out in 6th grade. Its grown a lot and developed a lot, but essentially, its the same thing. Each new year brings a sense of a fresh start.

Here are my 2012 goals. These are the ones I feel comfortable sharing about. I seem to have a lot of more “private” goals this year than ever before:

  1. Beat my best half marathon time ever
  2. Bike 150 miles in a race
  3. Spend less money on junk food (starbucks, lunches, etc) and bring healthy lunches to the office. This will also help me accomplish more in each work day because lunch won’t take so long.
  4. Complete a 30 day Daniel Fast. Yikes.
  5. Read 15 books. I have a partial list. Any suggestions?
  6. Lead Revolution Church to love God and love people like never before. Make Revolution the place that LOVES GOD, LOVES PEOPLE and PROVES IT!
  7. Keep God’s bigness in my heart and expand our reach. Check out this message.
  8. Add a kiddo to our family and not die from the loss of sleep (baby white is due in July!)
  9. Pay cash for said baby. :)
  10. Date my wife and love her like Ephesians 5 commands husbands to do.
  11. Speak LIFE into every relationship and every interaction.
  12. Serve people like never before.
  13. Work HARD and rest HARD.
  14. Push. The. Envelope.
  15. Look further than 2012. Set goals for 10 years, 20 years and beyond.
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January 15

Bulldog Mind Dump

January 15, 2012 in Confessional, Creativity, Life Change, Revolution Church

  • We kicked off a new message series called Triple Dog Dare today. If you missed it, check it out here or go download the Revolution Church App for your mobile device.
  • I had four special guests on stage…two bulldogs named Diesel and Sadie and their owners, Dudley and Cindy Wait. It was a blast. And it made me want a bulldog more!
  • I triple dog dared our people to try out authentic, biblical community today in 2012. To do this we had what we call “The BIG REV Group Event.” This semester we will have 19 REV Groups meeting all over our area. If you missed it, you really need to check one out.
  • I got to speak one on one with a guy today that accepted Christ this morning. NEVER GETS OLD! YES!
  • Two of our Street Team guys (parking) got together and bought us our own, Revolution logo parking cones. Really cool! See pics below.
  • Really proud of my wife. She is pregnant and not feeling 100% and yet she comes and sits on the front row every service and cheers me on. It means so much. Thanks Toots!
  • I was blown away by how many guests we had today. 25 families visited us at the VIP area. CRAZY!
  • I got to speak for a while with one guest this morning that was literally wrecked and speechless. I asked him if he enjoyed his experience and he just couldn’t even get any words out. Awesome.
  • We had our highest non-holiday attendance ever today.
  • The second Triple Dog Dare video that our team made was hilarious, especially if you know Pastor David well. Watch it here.
  • I met with a team of people today about launching our first campus at Revolution. All I will say now is its not what you think and we area already hard at work on it!
  • While I am pumping you up about future things, on superbowl sunday we are doing a message called FANDEMONIUM and I need everyone to wear their favorite football team gear. GO all out. Paint your face, wear a jersey, put a cheese head on. Just come ready to have a blast and get rowdy!
  • Got an insane week ahead.
  • A couple shots of today below. TONS of pictures from the day here. Shots from Kevin Foster.

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January 13

Batman and Spiderman Pranked Me

January 13, 2012 in Creativity, Revolution Church

We used this video to promo our “Triple Dog Dare” series that starts this Sunday. Just thought you might want a good laugh in the middle of the week! Can’t see the video? Click here.

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