This is going to take me awhile because its hard enough to look at a couple photos of Chris, much less hundreds and make a video of it. And below is the reason why it is so hard. Below are some of the most important people in his life. 

Before you go on with this short life we live in here on earth, please do me a favor. Go hug your wife, husband, children, father, mother, BROTHER, sister, grandparents, best friend. Just pick one if you have too. But go pick up the phone and tell them how much you really love them. Apologize for that stupid thing that is putting tension between you. Because let me say this… it does NOT matter.

You already know it does not, you just need someone to remind you of it. So here is your reminder. 

**the next couple posts will def. be about my brother and family. I can’t help but brag about Chris because he touched so many lives

My older brother, Chris Paschal, was in a car accident this morning with his wife and daughter in the car with him.

Both his wife and daughter are ok, but Chris has been rushed to ICU in Bristol, TN. Below are updates I will be doing as I find out information. This is where I need you guys to pray for him. Grab your family, church, friends and please be the church right now for my brother and pray for Chris and our family. We need you!

The biggest change for myself was actually getting married to my beautiful wife, Kirsten. But more on my personal changes from 2008 later this week. But this year was a HUGE change for Port City Community Church and our entire staff, including our Production Team. And tonight I found an old folder of pictures from Roland Grise and put together the photos below. Roland Grise on the left, and 250 Vision Drive on the right. I am still excited that God has entrusted us with this building!

Now for the Look Back…

My One Word is a corporate experiment to help us identify God’s work in us. It is about life change. Too often, people do not see God’s work in their lives simply because they don’t know what to look for.

My One Word helps provide clarity by taking all of your big plans for life change and narrowing them down into one thing. Your One Word will create a lens for you to see the change in your life and will help you focus. Most people don’t think they can focus simply because they have never done so before–but you can do it!

The normal, natural pace of you life will not likely push you towards spiritual formation, so something must be done to combat our listless drifting. You will not simply wander into the life for which you were made.

My One Word can help. This exercise forces you to be clear and creates a direction for your growth, without causing you to be overwhelmed by the hundreds of things you should be working on.

So how do you go about picking a word?

DETERMINE THE KIND OF PERSON YOU WANT TO BECOME

The first step is to simply take some time and decide what kind of person you want to be at the end of this year. This goes beyond simply being healthier and wealthier, but it must drive deep into your soul. What about the condition of your heart? What about the person that God Himself has created you to be?

IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT PERSON

Get a picture of that person and then simply identify their major characteristics.

Is that person gentle?

Is that person generous?

What are the qualities of the person you want to become?

SIMPLY PICK A WORD

Once you have a list of the characteristics, simply pick a word. There might be fifteen things that you want to change, but you must resist the temptation to promise you will do them all. Instead, simply commit to ONE WORD.

This will provide you with a lens to see the changes you need to make as well as a way to determine whether or not change is actually happening. Understand that this process is hard, but staying focused on your word will help you to struggle in the right direction so that you can actually see God working in your life.

I screen captured the following section and wanted to share it with you guys. I loved this portion of his talk…

UPDATE: I experienced a church service today that was not PC3. I was not in a video control room constantly talking. I was not trying to think what did I forget. I was not up at 5:30am.

The environment was different, but good. The singing was different, but very good. The sermon from the pastor was delivered differently, but a great sermon.

The practices were different, in some cases very different. But the VALUES, the VALUES where still there and vibrant. Jesus was still there. Theology was the same. VALUES

More on my thoughts of this mornings service at Stone Bridge Community Church later this week.

This list I just finished after sipping on a beautiful and great tasting Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte here at Starbucks in Charlotte, NC.  

 

• Dreams from My Father - Barack Obama (UPDATED)

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• Tribes - Seth Godin
• Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers - Shane Claiborne
• Good to Great - Jim Collins
• The Power of Less - Leo Babauta