by Alan Briggs | Oct 7, 2015 | Archive, Family
Here is a guest post from my friend Dustin Willis. He is a wise man with a passion for people experiencing God’s presence and pushing the church forward. Welcome Dustin. We live in a culture that is devastated by individualism and isolation. 27.2 Million...
by Alan Briggs | Oct 5, 2015 | Archive
There’s nothing quite like mowing the lawn one last time before winter. I get excited about stashing the mower in the back of the garage and dusting off the snow shovels. I was finishing the proverbial last mow of my little lawn and without warning my beloved mower...
by Alan Briggs | Oct 1, 2015 | Archive
WAIT is a four letter word in our culture. In fact, it’s the one I hate the most. We want fast service at the restaurant, next day shipping and immediate results. I can’t stand the person who slowly weaves in front of me at the grocery store just slightly faster than...
by Alan Briggs | Sep 23, 2015 | Archive, City, Neighborhood
God has taken our family on a surprising and exciting journey. We have gotten serious about loving our neighbors—our literal neighbors. We’ve gotten serious about loving our city, a place I had previously looked for opportunities to escape. We’ve gotten serious about...
by Alan Briggs | Sep 16, 2015 | City
My book Staying is the new Going was available for purchase on September 1st, but it didn’t officially launch until this weekend. Boats float before they leave the harbor. It was an incredible weekend celebrating the book leaving the harbor. Every author...