Archive for October, 2008

“The Likeability Factor” by Tim Sanders

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Character, Connecting Others, General, Leadership, Life, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas | No Comments »

Tim Sanders' book The Likeability Factor: How to Boost Your L-Factor and Achieve Your Life’s Dreams This book reminded me of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People which ... Read more..

San Francisco, Portland, and St. Paul?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Connecting Others, General, Leadership, Mosaic, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas | 1 Comment »

I will be speaking at some upcoming events in San Francisco, Portland, and St. Paul.  I would enjoy seeing you or your friends.  Feel free to come and/or spread the ... Read more..

Wide Awake: Adapt

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Future, General, Life, Mosaic | No Comments »

The book "Wide Awake" and the series at Mosaic have been so inspiring! I spoke at the 11:15am gathering in Pasadena yesterday on "Adapt." Here were some of the thoughts I ... Read more..

Small Group Pastors Unite!

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas | No Comments »

Tracey Smith from Central Christian Church in Las Vegas with Jud Wilhite has an online community for Small Group Pastors.  Recently he interviewed me about Peppermint-Filled Pinatas.  Here is an ... Read more..

Jury Duty with the Stars

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Family, Fun Stuff, General | No Comments »

Debbie spent a couple of days this week in downtown Los Angeles as part of the jury pool. After two days, she was excused completing her civic duty for ... Read more..

Church Innovations

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Creativity, General, Leadership | No Comments »

Tony Morgan has been partnering with Outreach Magazine to identify innovations in the church. If you would like to help, go to his site to complete a brief survey to ... Read more..

Exorcising the Devil

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Sports | No Comments »

We are ordering pizza and watching the World Series tonight as a family (although Trevi seems to be coloring in her room right now).  I am interested for a few ... Read more..

Is Islam the Enemy?

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Character, Connecting Others, General, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas, Politics | 3 Comments »

Tragically, a Christian Aid worker was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan on Monday. Gayle Williams, a 34 year old South African, had been serving impoverished and disabled children through ... Read more..

Something Neue about Poverty

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Character, Connecting Others, Diversity, General, Mosaic, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas | 1 Comment »

Jeff Goins from Neue (from the makers of Relevant) interviewed me recently about serving the city. He had some great questions. Here are a few excerpts: Jeff: Eric, ... Read more..

More Political Comedy

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Politics, Videos | No Comments »

Even funnier than the presidential nominees in the previous post, if you didn't see the Rap with Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, you've got to watch it! The SNL opening ... Read more..

The Way Politics Should Be!

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in Fun Stuff, General, Politics, Videos | 2 Comments »

After such an acrimonious presidential campaign and debates, I have to admit my favorite event so far was the Al Smith Memorial Dinner from this past Thursday night!  Obama may ... Read more..

Teleseminar with Erwin Audio is Up!

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Connecting Others, Creativity, General, Leadership, Mosaic | No Comments »

We had a great time together with Erwin during the teleseminar on Wednesday. We talked about what’s new at Mosaic, Wide Awake, the future, raising up leaders, and church planting breakthroughs. Listen ... Read more..

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