John Markum

GIVING.

As we’re preparing to launch our church plant, we have described our partnership commitments to LifeCity Church in three words: FAST. GIVE. JOIN. Before you get all weird on me about making a case for you to give money to our church plant, I want you to know two things: If you’re not a follower […]

“The VIRGIN Bachelor”

That’s what the magazine read on my way through the checkout line at WalMart (yes, WalMart, don’t judge me). Not that I’m racing home to catch Sean Lowe picking through two dozen plus women on national television for The Bachelor, but it’s hard to miss all of the buzz as the season is apparently winding […]

Risk Takers

I’ve known of some people doing some pretty incredible things: I watched Robbie Madison ride a dirt bike up a ramp, land it on top of the Arc de Triomphe in Las Vegas, then ride it back down in a 100 ft. freefall. I saw Nik Wallenda tight-rope walk across Niagara Falls. I got to […]

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain