And I'm really bummed I didn't know about it beforehand. The Austin-American Statesman had a story about his visit to do a book signing and talk with local Christians of all denominations.
When Tricia and I lived in Maryland we attended Cedar Ridge Community Church where Brian was the senior pastor. He is an amazing teacher and his sermons (although I am hesitant to label them as such) always spoke to me. He always knew just how to take scripture and relate it to contemporary and pop culture. I'll never forget the one from Easter 1999 where he was talking about how Christ's disciples were feeling on the day he died and he closed it by playing a song from one of our favorite singers David Wilcox called "Show the Way."
I have read one of his books, "Finding Faith" and the one referenced in the article sounds like one I will want to check out. Also, I had no idea he was named to Time's 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in the Country. He definitely sticks out among some of the others on the list like Chuck Colson and James Dobson.
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