Heading out this afternoon for Story conference in Chicago. Great lineup of communicators and very excited about getting to meet some of the folks I love to follow.

Lord Save Us From Your Followers, Dan Merchant’s much anticipated documentary about Christianity’s PR problem, opens today in select theaters. It will no doubt spark tremendous controversy and hopefully, much conversation. Go to the website and watch some of the clips and follow the story.
Here’s the movie trailer:

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J.J. Abrams, mastermind behind the hit TV series Lost, Alias and Fringe and the reboot of the Star Trek empire, wrote a fabulous essay in the May issue of Wired magazine on the Magic of Mystery. You can read the article in its entirety here.
J.J. writes that we are in the middle of the “age of immediacy” where wonder and mystery are lost because of the instant access to information that will, at best, give us a satisfying understanding. Because information is ubiquitous, knowledge a mouse click away, true understanding …

Watch Nightline’s Face off “Does Satan Exist?” here. Mark Driscoll, of Mars Hill Church, takes on the self proclaimed enlightened one, Deepak Chopra and Mr. Twisted Scripture, Bishop Carlton Pearson.
I thought Mark did a great job in presenting the Biblical view and account of Satan. He was very articulate, concise and authoritative sounding. Annie Lobert, an ex-prostitute and founder of the ministry, Hookers for Jesus shared about her encounter of coming to Christ after being tormented by demonic forces, an incredible story of redemption.
Chopra spouted out …

Continuing with the previous conversation on Michael Spencer’s article on The Coming Evangelical Collapse, I will share some of my observations. Refer to the previous post for links to the article.
Michael makes 7 points as to why he believes the collapse is inevitable – read those here and come back for my take – go ahead – I’ll wait.
1) The love affair that evangelicals have had with a one party affiliation is over. Jesus resisted the politicization of the good news of the Kingdom why do we think …

The blogosphere was set ablaze over the past week with the publishing of InternetMonk’s article on “The Coming Evangelical Collapse” in the Christian Science Monitor.
You can read the CSM article here.
The original post from Michael Spencer, a.k.a. Internet Monk, can be found here, here, and here.
Michael postulates about the demise of evangelicalism and the rapid onset of a post-Christian western world. He declares that the party’s almost over for evangelicals. The collapse will be heralded by the ending of thousands of ministries, the decline and influence of Christian media, …

What a heartwarming and touching letter that the Bush sisters left for the Obama girls. Almost made me cry — almost!

Yesterday was Human Trafficking Awareness day. Over the last several months it’s as if the Lord has been placing the travesty of human trafficking and the sex slave trade on my radar. This has got to be one of the main things that the Church of Jesus needs to lead the charge in — ending this horrific modern day slavery.
I have been praying about how I can do my part in raising awareness and getting involved. It is estimated that there are 1.8 million children exploited in the commercial …

There’s nothing like a brand, new Moleskine notebook to start of the new year. Fresh, crispy pages ready to be filled with creative, flowing thoughts and fresh ideas. I don’t know what it is about that hard-covered, black notebook that inspires me. While I love technology and gadgets, nothing beats lo-tech.

Came across this great video snippet of Louis CK on Conan. Take a few moments to watch and you’ll surely laugh or identify with the people he’s talking about! It’s all about attitude and perspective.

Took the family along with a couple of nieces and a nephew to see The Tale of Desperaux last night. What a powerful story of an unassuming hero, how we are taught to fear things, the impact of wrong decisions, and most importantly, redemption and forgiveness. I love movies that give me opportunities to teach life principles to my little girl.
One of my favorite lines in the movies is “ A hero doesn’t appear until the world really needs one” Powerful! Take the family and go see this one. …