I’m thankful I was made aware of this fact early in my life, long before I had kids. My good friend and fishing buddy Bill Watkins had two daughters. If ever there was an unlikely candidate of being a daddy to daughters, Bill was it. He was a former general contractor turned football coach. And read more
I’m 2-1 in both fantasy leagues. Big losses this weekend thanks to Frank Gore not scoring and Adrian Peterson finally finding the end zone against me. Overall, still feel pretty solid in both leagues. Playoff team but not sure if we’re championship material. The Broncos showed the nation that after two years of major trades read more
Click on images for slide show or full screen pics. Kids had the day off so after some lunch we headed to explore the abandon ghost town of Peterton, KS. Peterton is located 2 miles north of Osage City, 4 miles south of Burlingame off of Hwy 56. One of the only websites I could read more
As I was dropping Cooper off at school yesterday, I noticed about 12 to 13 students gathered around the flagpole. “Holy cow, man. How did we miss this? Today is See You At The Pole?” Cooper: “Yeah…I guess it is.” We just sat there for a moment and then Coop said, “Should I go to read more
I asked her “How do you want me to pray?” She smiled. “Pray for healing….but….” She paused to look out the window. “I’m not afraid to die. I’m going to see Jesus. I just don’t want to suffer. I don’t want that for my family.” She turned back to look at me. She was smiling read more
Right Now. Except I didn’t write it. A guy named Scott did and it’s right here. Here’s a highlight – Keys to Making Your Kids Apathetic About Faith 1) Put academic pursuits above faith-building activities. Encourage your child to put everything else aside for academic gain. Afterall, when they are 24 and not interested in read more
The Tide gets its first REAL test of the season as it goes to Fayetteville to play the Hogs. The Hogs look very strong this year and they will “bring the wood” on Saturday. In honor of this, we are eating pork all week at the English house. Last night, we grilled a huge pork read more
This is very odd for me. I got pretty sick yesterday, sick enough to sit in a waiting room for 3 hours. And we all know how much I love those two things – doctors and waiting. ( I had some kind of allergic reaction. Meant 24 hours of panic followed by the now 24 read more
I need to give some link love to the guys over at Graph Paper Press. They have got some sweet looking themes – some for free, some for not. All just sick looking and they have some kind of KU connection because their default pics all involve a Jayhawk. So Rock Chalk and if you read more
Our current series has an interesting story behind it. Our mantra at Western Hills is Love God, Live Connected, Serve All. A believer needs to traveling in these three key areas – worship, transformative small group, and service – for them to be maturing in Christ Jesus. The church then is a conduit to participate read more
Joshua 3:5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.” This past Sunday, I told our congregation about what God had been saying to us as staff and council of the last few months. If you didn’t hear the message — go here now and listen to read more
I had the incredible honor of listening to Reggie talk yesterday. I’ve read his books, I’ve heard him multiple times – he never gets old. It’s like listening to Yoda…and he’s about that same height. My favorite quotes from yesterday. Being missional starts with the understanding that Christianity is not a western philosophy but an read more
It was a weekend of football and that gave me time during commercials and halftimes to throw down a new look on the blog. I like it and will be tweaking it over the next few weeks, getting it all spiffy. I was due for a change…I like change. Alabama Tide looked strong and more read more
Actual conversation… Amy: Ohh yuck. The time of the year when I become a football widow…and you’re going to start blogging about boring football more now. Grant: You don’t read my blog anyway. Amy: I do….when I remember. Grant: Yes. This is the time of year you become a football widow. See ya’ in February. read more
This isn’t all the speakers but these were the ones that resonated the most with me. Dino Rizzo 1 Samuel 15. Stay small so that God can stay big. The big hinges on the small. The small is – writing thank you notes, shaking hands, being available, staying connected, noticing people. Jenni Catron Real leaders read more
This Sunday we are taking a pause in our current series LIFE for a HUGE announcement. How big? HUGE big…Monster BIG. Like — I can’t even tell you how BIG, you’re just going to have to experience it. Here’s what I can say – this Sunday is a culmination of over 9 months of prayer read more
Mark 14:12-31 My morning notes from our Council Bible Study yesterday morning. It’s possible to fool yourself into thinking you are deeper and more mature than what you really are. All around the table secure in themselves that they would not betray or abandon Jesus. Jesus calls out there faults before the supper – “One read more
My buddy Stan Ball has been ribbing me about my 2010 Broncos -wanting my take on this season so he can (I presume) rub it in at some date and time later. My good friend and former cohort in crime David Baumgartner has made his prediction. A very middle of the road 8-8. Mediocrity at read more
It feels like football in Topeka and that is a great thing. Nothing better than wearing shorts and Keens in 60 degree weather. Can’t wait for the first frost!! And so my annual prediction of the season for the Crimson Tide. This year’s schedule looks brutal and while I think they can repeat as national read more
Just in case you’ve missed the last 20 years, a soundbite is a short nugget of sound or text that is supposed to explain and define a larger piece of work. Facebook applied the art of the Soundbite to human relationship, creating a whole new subsystem called “Social Media.” Twitter took this to the next read more
This awesomeness was designed by Little Mountain Productions. Ahhhh, the bittersweet taste of envy…
If you fail to plan, you’ve planned to fail. …plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower I’ve been asked quite a bit about our Creative Team at the church and how it functions. Thought I’d give a ‘behind the scenes’ tour this morning. First, there are about 7 of us and we read more
The number 1 question I’m asked is how can I hear God speak. (The second most asked question is if Tim Tebow will be the starting quarterback at the end of the season for the Broncos. No, it doesn’t even relate to the first one but just thought you’d like to know.) This Sunday at read more
On September 9th our church will be hosting a global leaders experience known as The Nines sponsored by Leadership Network and Catalyst. The day will feature more than 100 great speakers. The Concept These 100 great speakers get 6 minutes each to speak on the topic of “Gamechangers.” Then we get to interact about what read more
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