http://www.michealfelker.com www.MichealFelker.com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:53:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm on my way back home after a great conference. It was truly a blessing to be here at Unplugged over the last two days. I dreamed much and learned even more. Definitely a big win! Over the coming weeks as I process the conference I'll post my thoughts here. I ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/27/headed-home/ Unplugged Day 1 is in the books. Registration began at 9am this morning and we wrapped up with dinner on the national mall at around 6pm. What a day it was!!! There are only about 50 ministers here for the conference which has made for a very personal and informal (in ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/26/unplugged-conference/ I'm making my way to the nation's capital for the Unplugged Conference today. I am so stoked. The conference should be a very intimate and challenging two days of conversations and dreaming. I'm looking forward to hearing from Mark Batterson and Jud Wilhite and I'm looking forward to a cup of ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/25/dc-is-for-conferencing/ I ordered a book from Amazon yesterday and when I completed my order I was offered the opportunity to "upgrade" my purchase to allow for online reading of the book. This would allow me to begin reading the book immediately and allowed for searching inside the entire book and even ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/23/upgrade-my-foot/ I had the opportunity to preach yesterday and so I picked a pretty bold topic to speak on. I chose Marriage. I've spoken on Leadership and Vision. I did a series on Starbucks and the Church. I've even tackled dangerous emotions like jealousy and anger. But I wanted to stretch ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/23/what-bwings-us-togewah/ Had the chance to play some golf today with one of my teens and with another minister and one of his teens. It was such a great day. At one point the wind picked up to hurricane gail force winds and the temperature dropped at least 15 degrees. It was ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/17/hitting-the-links/ During the flows and the ebbs (of life), however, I remember that the most fulfilling byproduct of a life of prayer is not the satisfaction of checking off a daily to-do- perfect attendance in your prayer closet doesn't always equal deep fulfillment. The most fulfilling byproduct is also not receiving ... http://www.michealfelker.com/2008/06/16/what-prayer-does/