As I unplug this weekend to go to the lake and just spend time with family, I’m reminded again of the importance of time and the need to invest it wisely. It’s tough to find the right balance. This weekend, however, we’ve opted out of the baseball and softball games with our kids and instead the entire family is heading to the lake.

One of my good friends in ministry, Lee McFarland, at Radiant Church in Surprise, Arizona must have realized I’m not the only person that finds balancing time to be a challenge. Lee is in the middle of a fun series called "So Much Temptation, So Little Time." This weekend, he’s tackling the topic of "The Balanced Life."

Radiant is one of the fastest growing churches in the country (#18 on the Outreach Magazine list). Lee walked away from a high-paying job at Microsoft to plant the church near Phoenix in 1997. Less than 8 years later, Radiant is pushing 5,000 in attendance and they’ve just moved into their new facility. With all that growth, Lee must have become an expert on what it takes to maintain a balanced life. That big motorcycle he rides probably has something to do with his secret to finding balance.

This weekend if I wasn’t heading to the lake and then to check out a service at Granger Community Church, I head to the desert and learn about the balanced life at Radiant Church. That makes them my "Cool Church of the Week"…even though it’ll be 110 degrees on Sunday at Radiant.

I like palm trees, but that may be too hot…

Most Commented Posts: