Thanks for sharing Jenn. I completely agree that it is indeed very hard to see the positive when our human nature is often to focus on the negative. I trust your "confrontation" ended with grace. :)

Hi Becca.

Sorry for the delay i was out of the country for the last little while and took a technology \"break\" :)
I will email you regarding your question.

I completely agree. His research and analysis is incredible. So many ways to apply his results to many areas of life.

Thanks Denise. I thought that for those who do not have a consistent habit of praying that an incremental approach may be a great starting point. I appreciate your feedback!

Didn't know of that one Misha. Cool site. Thanks for sharing

Bold move, I like it. :) Looking fwd to your renewed focus on the blog. I agree that the "noise" seems overwhelming at times. Great thoughts

Great way to start off this "series". Definitely will be insightful and interesting to read. One question that I have wrestled with throughout this last year is "simply", "does less = simple?" ie can a highly programmed church still be simple? I think the immediate tendency is to start cutting, hacking, etc,etc. Personally my hunch is that less is more, but I don't think that less is necessarily the "solution" that many reach for and pursue as soon as they start reading this book. (I realize this can depend on what area of the church you are talking about, values, mission statements, vs programming, courses, etc) Anyways, just some initial thoughts and questions and our church is still very much in the process of figuring all that out. :) So many opinions on "simple", that its gotten complicated already, lol. :) Thanks for starting the conversation Andy!

Just tried this, super easy and quick, thanks

this is a good site jonathan. I didnt know of this one yet. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing this Kevin. Such a goodreminder. I often catch myself thinking that I'm "too busy" to eat and drink with people. Hard truth is that as Christians we often think "lord, put someone in my path to lead to Christ insome big emotional moment. Sure. No problem. Just hang out and be friends with people. Sorry, too busy."
thanks again for the good reminder.