We’re on year 3 of a tradition started at Firehouse where we select two individuals to honor at the end of the year. The awards are given for the Teammate of the Year and Firehouse MVP. These lucky honorees then get to wait a few months to receive their much coveted bobblehead self-portrait. But its [...]

I was able to take my second mission trip a bit sooner than expected (or desired by my wife). Four members of our church, including our senior pastor, left on April 16th for an eight-day trip to Bolaven Farms in Laos. Bolaven Farms is a Fair Trade Organic coffee farm founded by Sam Say, a [...]

Last Thursday, something bigger than words can describe started here at Firehouse. It’s an initiative born out of Mark’s belief that big ideas can make a difference, and that the power of prayer is, well, powerful – and can be life changing. Anna Basso is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Dallas and whose family [...]

Dear Arby’s, This is going to be hard for both of us, so I’m just going to come right out with it: we can’t be friends anymore. I know, we go way back and it’s not that I don’t still love the occasional mountain of thinly-sliced roast beef buried in gooey melted cheese. No, it’s [...]

CNN posed the question the other day, “Is Fast Food Fare Going Too Far?” Interesting query.  Let’s examine the evidence. Exhibit A from the article: The defense rests, your Honor. Oh, one more thing, did I mention that it has 1,380 grams of salt–an entire day’s allowance in one whopping, deep-fried dose. The court finds the [...]

According to this Ad Age article, AT&T is set to break a major rebranding campaign today during the opening round of the Masters golf tournament. (Yes, I realize I could be commenting on Nike’s new creeptacular Tiger Woods spot, but I think the 13.459 other ad blogs have it covered.) The company is seeking to [...]

Let this be a lesson to those sorry souls misguided enough to prank without fully understanding the doctrine of Disproportionate Retaliation. //