A Guidebook for Visual Worship

“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmond Burke

Every year, I travel to Thailand to serve ELIC’s annual conference by doing what I love to do. This past Winter, I met one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever heard of…but I wasn’t allowed to …

If I had to give you the biggest reason that explains why I am the way that I am, why I do business the way I do, how I see the Kingdom, and even why visual worship is so important to me, it is this:

I’ve allowed (and continue to allow) myself to be WRECKED…

Paiye (a man I met in the Moi tribe of Indonesia) tells the Easter story in his own words:

The Backstory.

Years ago, in the early days of “Grateful Inconvenience,” I got the chance to travel to some of the world’s most remote tribes with New Tribes Mission. It first started with spending 5 …

Chili’s is one of my favorite places to eat. A surprise to many of my friends, indeed. =) I could live on their chips & salsa alone! And their honey chipotle chicken crispers? Come on. That’s where it’s at! This is MY definition of “comfort food.”

The other day, I saw another Chili’s sign much …

“I want to see mountains again! Mountains, Gandalf!  And then find somewhere quiet where I can finish my book.” – Bilbo Baggins

Today, I’m embarking on the longest overseas journey of my life. I’m heading to the other side of the world and I won’t be back until mid-March! Many of you have been asking …

Imagine a worship service that embraces art in immersive ways, where images are all around you and the architecture points your soul inward then outward. Where there is space to go off by yourself to pray and interact with stations that add a tactile layer to your confessions. In the corner of one of the …

It’s hard to sum up what all I’ve seen and experienced this past month while being in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Every time I go overseas, a re-awakening seems to take place. As you could probably imagine (especially if you’ve traveled internationally before), I gain much needed perspective… on faith, creativity, what it …