by David Phillips | Jan 28, 2020 | Books, Featured
At the end of 2019, I happened upon a new book by world-renown photographer, author, and CreativeLive founder, Chase Jarvis. The book is called Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life. That title is a...
by David Phillips | Jan 23, 2020 | Books, Feature Articles
You don’t build the life you want by saving time. You build the life you want, and then time saves itself. Recognizing that is what makes success possible – Laura Vanderkam At the end of 2019, my wife and I took a trip to Rome, GA. It was our anniversary...
by David Phillips | Jan 21, 2020 | Books, Featured
At the end of 2019, my wife and I took a trip to Rome, GA. It was our anniversary and Rome was a special place for us. On the way home, we stopped at a large bookstore chain, the first time I’ve done that in a while, and I was able to peruse the books, without...
by David Phillips | Feb 16, 2015 | Books, Faith, Feature Articles, Featured
Growing up, I listened to a lot of Christian music. One of my favorites was a guy named Russ Taff. He had a great song that I still enjoy – in fact, it’s on my goto playlist on my iPhone. The song is called Table in the Wilderness, and the lyrics begin this way:...
by David Phillips | Aug 29, 2011 | Books, Change Theology, Formation
In a previous post, I reviewed a book by Co-pastors Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken, of Oak Hills Church in California. They had grown their church using the Willow Creek model of ministry, but found that they were seeing people formed into consumers, not followers of...
by David Phillips | Aug 19, 2011 | Books, Change Theology, Formation, Leadership
Several years ago I went through a small crisis. I have been in some type of ministry since I was 19. But the churches I served, be it as a youth pastor, youth & worship pastor, or senior pastor never were big. We didn’t turn into large churches or...
