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(part 3, continued from yesterday) The EMS took us to the nearest hospital in Angola, IN, a small town just a few miles inside the Michigan boarder. Once at the hospital they ran a CT scan on my brain. They discovered I had a blood clot on my brain the size of a softball and…

(continued from yesterday…) After take off, we rounded a corner and the sled slid out wide to the left going down into the ditch next to the path we were on. (Picture a water skier going out wide behind a ski boat). Unfortunately what none of us saw was the row of telephone poles lining…

I woke up this morning with the same words that come out of my mouth first every January 7th. “I’m Alive.” I’ll never be able to forget what happened 16 years ago. January 7th, 1995. It was a typical winter Saturday in Indiana. We had gotten about 4 inches of snow on the ground through…

As we move into 2011, I have to tell you, I’m really excited for a lot of reasons. I believe 2011 can be the greatest year we have ever experienced. For Next Level Church and for every single person reading this right now. (Listen to my New Year’s Kickoff Message Here) I am believing God…

Today is 1st Monday Prayer & Fasting at Next Level Church. Wherever you are, you can participate. All you do is pray, instead of eat! It’s the simple. Turn the desire for food to God today. For more detail go to http://www.NextLevelChurch.com/fasting Here are a few things to pray through today: 1.  The Construction of…

I love the Miracle of Technology!!! I believe our generation has been given an opportunity that previous generations would have died to have. Thanks to Technology, the world is small! So, Pastors, here’s how we’re leveraging that. For the last year or more, we’ve been using a Video Website called, Tokbox.com to create virtual coaching…

After a little comment I made in a Twitter Post last week, I have had many of you ask me about more detail on what a “Practice” looks like for me in preparation for Sunday. To read an article I wrote on what I call “The Monster of Sunday” click here. But to supplement that……

Last week, I flew to Indianapolis for a quick 2 day trip to be with my nephew, Joey, who is going through Radiation for a battle with cancer. He’s 7 years old. (To read Joey’s story, click here) Anyway, I opted to stay the 3 nights at the Hampton Inn in Greenfield, IN. And as…

Today is 1st Monday Prayer & Fasting at Next Level Church. Wherever you are, you can participate. All you do is pray, instead of eat! It’s the simple. Turn the desire for food to God today. For more detail go to http://www.NextLevelChurch.com/fasting Here are a few things to pray through today: 1.  The Construction of…

Here is the final thought for preparation for this weekend’s message at Next Level Church. Thought #5: The Best Teacher is NOT Experience alone, it’s Examined Experience.      At Next Level Church, we believe in Real-Time, On-the-field development of leaders. However, just giving leaders experiences to test and try their leadership is not enough. We’re…