Posts by Rich Barrett

Did you know that every horse that ran in today’s Kentucky Derby was a descendant of Northern Dancer, a 1964 champion? Did you know that horses from his line have drawn as much as $10 Million at auction? Why is that? Because DNA matters. Fast horses have fast offspring. My kids are great-looking because their…

The other day Scott Magdalein visited our offices. We talked about life in Jacksonville, ministry (he leads worship over here), and blogging. So, yesterday I checked the visitor log on this site for the first time in months. Turns out there are more of you regularly reading this blog than I thought. So, fess up!…

Back in 1997, when Michael Dell was CEO of Dell, he famously told a group of IT big wigs, “”What would I do [if I were in charge of Apple]? I’d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” Oh, Michael. That’s the kind of statement that waits in a corner for…

This week Louie Giglio will deliver part 3 of Canvas. We live in a world created by God and designed to reflect His glory. Everything, including our lives, are tapestries created by him. He is working on the canvas of our lives so we can bring glory to Him. That is our sole purpose here…

The other night Stephanie did something very thoughtful. Again. She brought a friend her favorite dessert from her favorite bakery. Do you think she just left it on the front porch and ran away quickly before she was noticed? No, she carried it right into the kitchen so she could see the look on Amy’s…

We weren’t really at church today, but we were with the church, and it was awesome! Stephanie and I love being with Access volunteers, and today was a cool day to work side-by-side with the greatest team of volunteers in the known universe. It was a workday, prepping for our future as an every-Sunday congregation.…

Our staff feels very at home at Starbucks. We spend a lot of time having meetings there. But we’ve never stumbled upon such untold riches! A little while back, Adam & I arrived a little early for a meeting and were waiting for our coffee to cool and the others to arrive. Two women who’d…

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Last summer, Adam, Kevin, and I took a little trip down to Daytona to check out BigStuf Camp. Now, if you’ve ever had any experience with the creative minds behind these camps, you know we were expecting a lot. We knew there’d be great speakers (anybody ever heard of Andy Stanley?), crazy fun stuff, and…

This week Andy Stanley will deliver part 2 of Canvas. We live in a world created by God and designed to reflect His glory. Everything, including our lives, are tapestries created by him. He is working on the canvas of our lives so we can bring glory to Him. That is our sole purpose here…