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I had the incredible joy of meeting John Stonestreet--new speaker for The Point^®--last week at Biola University for the Doing The Right Thing tour. All of us at Ambassador are so excited for the days ahead and the opportunity to serve with John. By the way...I hope you're planning on meeting him at NRB. He'll be in our suite (Presidential Boardroom A) Monday morning at 7:45 AM! Just let me know if you can come!

Let me introduce John a little more to you by sharing his responses to some Ambassador questions! (You've probably ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary for the Boy Scouts of America.  The organization's founder, Robert Baden-Powell, said: "We must change boys from a 'what can I get' to a 'what can I give' attitude."  Well, we know a lot former Scouts who definitely exhibit that "can do" attitude while serving in ministry.  Here are just a few:

"My Boy Scout experience filled a significant role in providing male leadership in my life, during a season where my Dad's job required him to be away from home on a regular basis.  The role model of the men who ...

1)  Home of Archie, Reggie, Veronica and Betty.

2)  Keeps the Irish on their toes.

3)  The young Indiana Jones.

4)  City where Richard & Pat honeymooned.

5)  If not the Alamo, a reason to visit Max's hometown.

6)  Where trouble resides.

7)  Former home of the Cincinnati Reds.

8)  God's perfect peace.

9)  Flows past the Eye.

10) Twain's preferred mode of transportation.

Want to check your answers? Just let Peggy know!

Over the years at Ambassador I've had the privilege to record with some very interesting people....musicians like Michael Card and Andrew Peterson, theologians such as N.T. Wright, authors, pastors, evangelists and even some movie stars!

I'm getting ready to record with a former terrorist.  His name is Afshin Javid - He is now pastor in North Vancouver, but he once was a member of Hezbollah. I don't know what he'll be sharing with Charles Morris but I know it will be interesting ... especially in light of all that is taking place in Northern Africa and ...

Doing the right thing and the Colson Center tour of the same name, is exactly what Chuck Colson and a panel of leading ethicists, theologians and other scholars did on Saturday on the Campus of Biola University.

I listened with rapt attention to speaker after speaker over a three-hour time period as they spoke to the ethical and moral breakdown bombarding our culture from every side.  It was stunning in its scope and its challenge!

Chuck Colson, through his Colson Center legacy, wants to provide people like me--that same challenge to raise ethical questions and issues in what he calls ...

It's only the second month of the New Year and already I'm thinking:

A) Where has the time gone?

B) My days pass by too quickly-life is too fast and . . . I'm tired!

As Anne Graham Lotz reflects in a recent ministry newsletter though, even more important than the need to discipline ourselves to take a break from time to time, our real concern needs to be avoiding becoming weary in our spirits.

Anne shares that in 2011, she is committed to making spiritual rest a priority - "the rest that's found in setting aside consistent time with ...