John Mark Comer is a pastor from Portland, Oregon. A fun fact, he is the former pastor of my friend Paul Sohn.

1. If your strategy in life is to live out Jesus vision of the sermon on the Mount, but you don’t change your routine to match that of Jesus, you don’t stand a chance.

2. If you want to experience the life of Jesus, you have to adopt the lifestyle of Jesus.

3. Jesus offer is to teach you and me to shoulder the weight of the human condition which is easy.

4. Most of Jesus teaching is about how to live, not dying.

5. The story of Jesus comes to us through the genre of biographies.

6. We forget, over and over, that Jesus’ invite was come and follow me.

7. Your own soul, in the process of becoming like Jesus, is your message.  Read more...

Today, I’m live blogging from the 19th annual Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. For Andy Stanley’s session, I will be sharing impactful leadership quotes he’s sharing.

1. You will only remain fully alive as a  leader if you ignore the imposter shepherds.

2. The imposter always wants something from those they lead.

3. Certainty is not my shepherd.

4. Sometimes you have to lead without all the information.

5. I don’t have to have everything figured out before I lead out.

6. There are times you’re going to have to step out when you don’t have all of the information.

7. The quest for certainty is draining.

8. If you wait until you’re sure, you may never do anything.

9. I have not been called to be certain. I have been called to love.

10. Insecurity will eventually lead you to dishonesty.  Read more...