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Reinventing Ourselves on Facebook and Twitter

on Sep 02 2010 in Everyday Life, Leadership, TMI

Have you ever experienced the paradox of following someone on Twitter or Facebook, then later meeting them in person?  Much of the time, they’re a completely different person than the one you’ve come to know and love online.  Sometimes, it’s simply a personality thing, and that’s okay. But so much of the time, the online [...]

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The Least

on Aug 09 2010 in Art and Media, Church, Third World, Worship

Floodgate was recently invited to participate in A Night of Film, sponsored by the Echo Church Media Conference.  The rules were simple:  Create whatever’s on your heart, and don’t make it available for viewing (or for sale) until after the Conference is over. At first, the guys and I were going to go with a [...]

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El Sal – Summer 2010 Update

on Aug 08 2010 in Leadership, Third World

Tony Bagato and I just returned from a three-day visit to El Salvador.  After a series of meetings with the leaders of some impoverished communities, God is revealing His plan to me.  It’s easy to explain, really. WHAT THEY’LL DO – The community leaders will create and maintain sustainable businesses in their communities. WHAT I’LL [...]

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The Purpose of Art

on Jul 31 2010 in Art and Media

I’ve been thinking a lot about the primary purpose of art.  In other words, why does art exist?  We’ll undoubtedly find infinite opinions and commentary on the topic.  You can probably think of your own unique purpose for the art you create.  And it would most likely be a great reason for art to exist. [...]

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El Salvador – The Next Step

on Jul 27 2010 in Third World

When I helped dig a clean water well in October 2009, I was struck by how much help the people of that village really needed.  As the project progressed and moved closer to erupting, my heart was doing the same.  I kept experiencing a not-so-gentle nagging sensation of needing to do something more. Like launching [...]

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