We got a prayer request this morning from a member of Compass Point Church. Apparently, their pastor, Chris Elrod was seen coming out of a piano bar dressed as Liberace earlier today. He was singing “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows.” He had a hop in his step, thrilled that he came in second [...]
Chris got the jump on me.
It is true. I did break into the theater…can’t tell you how though.
Our setup crew rocked this weekend. 1:15 minute setup (1:29 if you are counting the actual time on premises). 40 minute tear down!
The new hospitality shirts pretty much rock my face off.
Locale of the guest who [...]
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, and Germany doesn’t want to go to war.”
- Chris Rock
Hear it from me in person. There’s more than one item of significant interest. Zero hype…it’s most definitely, the biggest piece of news we’ve shared as a church.
This Christmas break, I enjoyed a great read about the very person that is responsible for this global festival of generosity, Jesus of Nazareth. Out of roughly 70 books read this year, Vintage Jesus is my favorite read of 2007.
Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears provide an excellent 240 page Theological and cultural treat for [...]
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear [...]
Looking back in 2007, I can’t help but remember the unique people at my favorite church on the planet. I give you the 2007 Life Pointe Awards:
Most Prolific Life Pointe Blogger - Chris Day
Most Likely Not to Sleep - the newly engaged to be married Casey Watkins
Most Likely to Get a Reality Check in [...]
In keeping with the theme of Vince Poscente’s book, “The Age of Speed,” I downed this book in just over 2 hours. After chapters 1 and 2, I began reading the first and last line of each paragraph to get on with it. I guess I learned the lesson well.
So what’s the point? Well, its [...]
One of the several aims of my blog is to share my life experiences with my children. So, while I don’t journal my daily experiences, I do share significant personal experiences primarily for the sake of my children when they are older. This is one of those personal entries. Still, I think there is something [...]
Kelly got a call today that her Grandpa died. It was expected and unexpected all at the same time. You think you’ve got it all together and are ready for this moment. But, you’re not.
We’re leaving tomorrow mid day which means we’ll miss the Life Pointe Volunteer Christmas Banquet which is jam packed with some [...]
You may want to forget it. But, you never will. This may be the greatest Christmas song ever performed. Simply speechless.
I think our 9 AM service was fuller than our 10:30. That’s a first!…one that I’m incredibly excited about.
Thanks to everyone that has made the move to the 9 AM. You’re incredible. You’ve created a fantastic worship venue where people are making significant spiritual decisions.
I’m glad to have made it through the 10:30 without the [...]
I am going to get my mop cut. I am a desperate man on a search for a decent cut. I’m afraid. But, I must face my fears! I have a great feeling of affinity for people who are frightened of church and who have bad experiences in the past. Walking through those doors have [...]
There is much ado about the number of young people missing from the church (18-35 year olds) and rightly so. Ed Stetzer has done the best research that I’ve seen on this very real issue with the Church in America. The question being asked is how do we reach these people?
My response is [...]
Blake is 6 weeks old. He smiles a lot. He’s the coolest little guy. I love the way he smells. I love how he lets his sisters love on him. I love being his dad. When he’s older, I’ll have him logon to travisjohnson.net, read this entry, and see how much I loved [...]
The north/south Busway that runs right by our building that we are in the process of selling opens Sunday.
It stretches from Florida City to Dadeland South. Later, they’ll turn it into a Metro Rail line with stops at Campbell Dr. and Kings Hwy. I really don’t know why they didn’t build it as rail in the [...]
Every moment, every day, every life is experiencing some kind of trauma. In every mundane moment, we have to realize that we may be salvation for someone. I pray that we are never so focused on ourselves that we fail to see the implications of how we live even in those most average, most forgettable [...]
Awesome day @ Life Pointe.
Anytime, you get to open your message with a boxing analogy, you know its going to be a good day.
By the way, it was awesome seeing Mayweather KO Ricky Hatton last night. That’s what you get for booing the National Anthem. Watch rounds 8-10 here for yourself and see [...]
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The story is set in the Chattanooga, TN airport. I was a freshmen at Lee University, going home for Christmas break. I was on crutches after rolling my ankle playing basketball.
To board a flight at Chattanooga Airport, you have to go down a flight of stairs (two [...]
WOW! You guys are awesome. On our first Sunday of our Christmas offering which goes to our Swaziland Project and the new churches in Austin, TX and Weston, FL, you gave $14,440 of our $25,000 goal! In addition to that Colin Apparicio has collected thousands of dollars in school supplies, diapers, shoes, [...]
I just wrapped up message prep for this Sunday’s week 7 of likeus.tv at my new favorite Homestead watering hole, the Starbucks on Palm Drive. One venti Yukon blend later and I felt this good. Sunday should be interesting.
Check out this great idea. I like it. Down payments and housing assistance in Miami condos for teachers. What a great way to attract high quality teachers to challenging schools in Miami and to reward the ones who have been serving our community so well. In doing so, you also remove condo inventory [...]
Paul Hollifield and Hines Ward? You make the call.
This morning, we continued our tradition (new) of having staff meeting at the new Starbucks on Palm Dr. We went through some of our regular items. But, we kept coming back to one topic in particular. It is a thought about what Life Pointe will look like tomorrow. I’m refraining from talking about it specifically…for [...]
I felt so distracted and flat this morning in the 9:00. I wanted to call a “do over” about a quarter of the way through my message.
Fortunately, I’m one of the most unnecessary parts of Sunday…just a minor player in the story of Jesus. So, no biggie.
If your heart was touched, it definitely wasn’t my [...]
Rick has photos of the thugs that killed Sean Taylor.
Chris has me salivating over our newest Homestead restaurant, Casavana Cuban Cuisine.
Tadd and his 12 week old church were interviewed by Tom Brokaw (report 1 and report 2).
Ed talks about church planting in the Assemblies of God and how Christians of varying perspectives may not be [...]
Prediction: Hugo’s Socialist Referendum will pass (he controls the election mechanism). As a result, Miami will be welcoming a few more Venezuelans than usual. Welcome to Miami. Sorry you had to leave home because of the little, maniacal dictator.
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