I think when we turn down the noise of life, deep inside we desperately wonder this…I know I do…

In honor of my sister Sarah. Happy Birthday. God loves you…so do I.

In a previous season of discouragement, I received this encouraging email. Thanks Jenny.

Kary-

I just finished your book “The Fine Line,” and I have to say I honestly expected it to be another rant/ hate speech against culture. I was skeptical about exactly how you would come to a conclusion, or define the line between Christ and Culture- because before I read this I believed there was no compromise between the two. But I ate my words after the first chapter, and I was amazed by how you put definitions to the “camps” of people I had been noticing for years. This is by far the most insightful Christian text I have read- besides the Bible of course :]
That is what is so good about it though-I feel you came as close to conveying the heart and message of Christ as is humanly possible. You really shoot it straight. I respect that.
I can’t wait to read your other material.

Sincerely,
Jenny

Praise God and thanks to the wonderful team at Zondervan for making these types of emails possible.

I told you the good news a couple weeks back.

Tony Morgan is coming to Grace Church to do a workshop.

On building teams, empowering leaders, leaders finding focus and some Q and A.

All this for $29.

That is until Tomorrow.

Sign up now. 

Read more about  the book Killing Cockroaches.

 Looking forward to hosting you.

Bring your team too.

Just finished up vacation.

Just finished up 2 Slick Books and 1 Stupid Movie.

The books?

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell.

Loved it again…for the 3rd time. In my top 5 of all time.

The Call by Os Guinness.

So so.

The Movie?

The Sasquatch Gangby the makers of Napolean Dynamite.

Here’s my favorite clip:

Would like to know…

What’s the latest book you read and the latest movie you watched?

Were they stupid or sweet?

On vacation recently with the family. 

Stopped in at a couple bookstores.

Hages and Family Christian Bookstores.

Both had The Fine Line on their end caps (alongside some other sweet books).

Thanks readers for spreading the word so that stores have to stock it.

More free stuff coming your way soon.

Like Episode 37 of the Podcast.

In the meantime, I am finishing editing my next Zondervan book out in 2010.

Thanks for your support and prayers.

Brett Farve.

He’s in the news.

Again.

Says he about “the team.”

I must ask, “Which one this time Brett?”

Growing up I loved this guy…like the rest of Wisconsin.

Problem is he should have left respectfully when he could.

Now his true character is being revealed in front of the watching world.

So within your business, organization, or church….I must ask.

Is it more about you or your team?

When a leader needs her position in the organization more than the organization needs her than something is desperately wrong with the leader.

You are more than the position than you hold.

So…would you be willing to leave your position if it were best for the team?

How do you know?

When do you know?

Sincerely ask the rest of the team.

That is only IF you really want to know.

Live in Ohio?

Care about books?

About education?

Why not exert a little energy to save your local library.

Below is an email alert I recently received:

ACT NOW to SAVE OUR LIBRARIES

Governor Strickland proposes to fill Ohio’s $3.2 billion shortfall in the
state budget by eliminating $200+ million from the Public Library Fund over the next two years.  His proposal will have a drastic impact on all 251 public
libraries in Ohio and on Columbus Metropolitan Library in particular.

 This proposal by the Governor cuts library funding by 50% beginning July 1,
2009.

 We only have days to have an impact.

1. Today, contact your legislators.  We’ve made it easy to do.  Go to: http://columbuslibrary.org.

2. Call Governor Strickland’s office at 614-466-3555.

 The Governor’s proposed funding cuts come at a time when Ohio’s public
libraries are experiencing unprecedented increases in demands for services. In
every community throughout the state, Ohioans are turning to their public
library for free job help, children and teens are beginning summer reading
programs and people of all ages are turning to the library for information and
assistance during this economic downturn. That is no truer than here at CML.
We cannot allow these cuts to succeed, cuts which will drastically reduce
services and access.

Act now.

Care about youth ministry?

Want to empower your students for courageous and contagious faith?

My friend Terry Linhart, Ph. D.,  is about to release a great new resource titled Evangelism Remixed (co-authored by Dave Rahn).

Terry is the Dean of  the School of Religion and Philosophy at Bethel College.

 He’s also the Director of Youth Ministries Program and the Associate Professor of Youth Ministry.

Evangelism Remixed reminds you of the importance of helping students develop their faith to the point where they naturally influence others for Christ in their everyday lives.

This practical book offers principles that will enable you to evaluate your ministry’s evangelism effectiveness and provides step-by-step tools to help you put the concepts into real-life practice.

If you know someone in youth ministry be sure to grab them a copy. Evangelism Remixed is published by Zondervan/Youth Specialties and releases July 1.

For my wonderful pa.

Thanks for the lessons you’ve modeled to me.

I am trying to emulate that to my 3 little ones.

Happy Father’s Day.

Enjoy.