Craig Gross is a speaker, author and pastor of XXXchurch.comTumblr (3.0; @craiggross)http://www.craiggross.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyi3q9lGv1qzz31ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyi3q9lGv1qzz31ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyi3q9lGv1qzz31ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyi3q9lGv1qzz31ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyyi3q9lGv1qzz31ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Superbowl with Dad, Brother and Son  </p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/17141836337http://www.craiggross.com/post/17141836337Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:33:22 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33075011?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Talk from Last week’s Youth Conference in San Diego</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/13686672480http://www.craiggross.com/post/13686672480Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:18:45 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv0qphevCB1qzz31ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fireproof Executive Board All Dressed Up</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/13113861802http://www.craiggross.com/post/13113861802Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:20:04 -0800<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/29794501?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>New x3watch.com video</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/10813039789http://www.craiggross.com/post/10813039789Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:21:00 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26927600?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Amazing Ministry</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/8681768088http://www.craiggross.com/post/8681768088Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:04:41 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26681299?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.craiggross.com/post/7854636666http://www.craiggross.com/post/7854636666Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:04:11 -0700<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmalysw0DQ1qzz31ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmalysw0DQ1qzz31ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmalysw0DQ1qzz31ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmalysw0DQ1qzz31ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmalysw0DQ1qzz31ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some of the staff from Surfing The Nations took us out to the Northshore to surf today. I have only done it one other time when I was 17. Nolan had never tried it. We both got up right away…we had great teachers. So much fun….</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/6195349170http://www.craiggross.com/post/6195349170Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:11:07 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24530675?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="228" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>X3’s Company #5 - Down and Dirty</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/6136406663http://www.craiggross.com/post/6136406663Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:53:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llltfeRw5t1qzz31ko1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Gutter is Back. Back in stock at Amazon.com for only $9.99</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/5733990733http://www.craiggross.com/post/5733990733Sun, 22 May 2011 08:52:27 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19118108?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="226" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Episode #4</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/5138069628http://www.craiggross.com/post/5138069628Mon, 02 May 2011 12:21:18 -0700<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hPVBgquCcAI" width="400" height="223" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.craiggross.com/post/3850856277http://www.craiggross.com/post/3850856277Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:44:46 -0700<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/hPVBgqXRCgI" width="400" height="223" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://www.craiggross.com/post/3456075399http://www.craiggross.com/post/3456075399Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:25:41 -0800<p>Here is a rundown of all the events of the week that lead to the decision to cancel my gig at the Covenant Church Conference.<br/><br/><br/>*Monday night I headed to Dallas. The news predicted a storm to come in Monday night at midnight and snow through the night. I landed around 9pm and when I woke up in the morning Dallas was covered with snow. The Dallas airport was closed due to ice for the first time I believe ever. Several people I know where not able to get into Dallas on Tuesday at all. <br/><br/>*The ice never melted in Dallas and the city was shut down all week basically. We tried hitting up a movie theater Tuesday and everything was closed. School was cancelled all 5 days this past week. <br/><br/>*The news predicted the storm was headed towards Chicago predicting the worst storm in 30 years. The storm was going to hit there Tuesday and Wednesday. As soon as we heard this and realizing our situation we made contact with the office of the Covenant Church and started talking about possible back up plans. They told us that weather had not cancelled many people because most people got in before things got really bad. <br/><br/>On Wednesday, We sent the Covenant church a video of a message that was set to be shared at Porn Sunday at 350 churches on February 6th. This was a brand new message that no one had seen or heard and featured 5 NFL players and has been the topic of  CNN, MSNBC, TIME, WASHINGTON POST, FOX and more. My friend Jake Larson was scheduled to go to the event with me and his flight was from California on Wednesday returning home on Friday. My flights were scheduled for Thursday and returning to Dallas on Friday afternoon. The Covenant office received the video and said “keep us posted”.<br/><br/>Wednesday Chicago got 22 inches of snow and was the topic of all news. Jake’s flight was cancelled. I was getting more nervous and our office continued to talk with Covenant church office on what was going on. <br/><br/>*On Thursday my flight was scheduled to leave out of Dallas at 6pm. The same American flights were cancelled from Dallas from 6am-1pm and they they opened up those flights. It looked like I could get into Chicago. <br/><br/><br/>*The incredible thing is the news is not always right but on this storm everything they predicted was pretty spot on. Dallas was still on ice and word broke that on Thursday night it would snow again in Dallas sending Dallas into another crazy situation. I called American and asked “what would happen if I can’t get back to dallas on friday”. They told me that “if your flight gets cancelled, you have to fly standby to get back to your location, because all confirmed passengers on flights have first priority”. The guy on the phone LAUGHED when I asked him about stand by. Over 13,000 flights have been canceled this week and there was not an open seat going to Dallas because of the Superbowl. I even called Hertz and Avis and asked about renting a car to drive from Chicago to Dallas and they said they had nothing and that was a horrible option. A crazy thing happened when I talked to American airlines is they offered a FULL REFUND of my fare before the flight was cancelled just because of the crazy situation with weather.<br/><br/>* I had an obligation to speak for a pastors conference with the covenant church. I also had an obligation to the 350 participating churches that were part of National Porn Sunday. We have been in Dallas preparing for this event and I needed more then anything to get back to Dallas and no one could give me a good way of making that 90-100% sure.  Did I have a ticket to the Superbowl? YES. Did I cancel the event with the covenant church because I wanted to go to the Superbowl? NO.  I also heard that I cancelled chicago to go on CNN.  We did local media in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday and Friday all media knew that I would tape in Chicago if needed or via skype and they were fine with that.<br/><br/><br/>National Porn Sunday is the biggest event WE HAVE EVER DONE and I could not put things in jeopardy. <br/><br/>*I made the decision Thursday afternoon to not go to chicago and really felt like this would be okay. I offered to tape a message apologizing for this situation and saying it was out of my control. I knew people would understand because CHICAGO and DALLAS were the two cities on the news more this week then anywhere else because of weather.<br/><br/>*You wonder why things happen. I actually thought this could be an amazing thing after all. The covenant church had a video already sent to them of a 40 minute talk and I would film this intro bit. <br/><br/>*Snow fell on Thursday night as expected 300 flights were cancelled to Dallas on Friday is what I heard and on Friday we heard from the Covenant church that ‘They might not play my video of my 40 minute message…because it did not fit into the theme of their conference”. I was completely shocked, why they would not play this. I was going to speak live and do a different message BUT for sure would incorporate things from that message as well. In my head, I thought it would be amazing for the pastors to hear the message that would be played for National Porn Sunday and if they liked it would take that back to their church since the video is available for churches to play all throughout the year not just Superbowl Sunday.<br/><br/>*Both videos were handed off and we thought all things were good until I started getting messages on twitter, Facebook and email saying “the word is you blew off the conference for the Superbowl”<br/><br/>*Apparently, the conference did not play my message apologizing, they did not play the video message I sent them and someone just made and “announcement” that I cancelled.<br/><br/>*I made an agreement to speak at the conference but there are some things like weather that I can not change or control. I rented 4 billboards in Dallas this past week that were not graphics they were just letters. Kind of like “wheel of fortune” boards. One of my billboards said<br/><br/>95 Million People will watch the game<br/>40 Million People watch XXX everyday<br/>Nationwide -  pornsunday.com<br/><br/>On Wednesday, we held a press conference in Dallas with news media in front of this billboard with this message. When we got there the billboard said<br/><br/>9 M  l  m       e ple     w l    watch the ame<br/>40  Million People watc XX   everyda<br/>ationwide -  ornsunday.com<br/><br/><br/>I was upset. I had news coming in 30 minutes. I had a 25 foot elephant we blew up underneath the billboard and I called the guy who I rented these from. He said Craig “remember we talked about this earlier in the week”. He said with the ice and winds sometimes we have letters fall off the tracks and if it is iced over in the parking lot or on the ladder I cant send my guys up the ladder to fix the signs.<br/><br/>I explained to him I was desperate. He asked if I could redirect media to another billboard that still made sense but I could not. So, after some pushing he said I will go myself and try and fix it. The media got there and it was awesome because this guy was on the billboard with letters in his hands. He climbed up and tried to make it work but within minutes of putting some of the letters back they had already fallen because of the ice in the track.<br/><br/>We laughed it off and said to the media ” See what happens when you talk about porn” It is difficult. I noticed that all 4 of the billboards had lost letters and <br/><br/>I have no idea why the covenant church decided to pass on a message that I believe was timely, was appropriate and could have had massive impact on many people there and potentially thousands more through their churches. Sometimes I think we can plan and do our stuff but in the end maybe when things happen instead of thinking about what WE wanted we should maybe look to what HE wanted. <br/><br/>I wish I could have been there. If you want to see the message that I tried to get to you all you can go to <a href="http://www.pornsunday.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.pornsunday.com" target="_blank">www.pornsunday.com</a> </a>and download.<br/><br/>Craig</p>http://www.craiggross.com/post/3171785995http://www.craiggross.com/post/3171785995Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:33:44 -0800<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="video" width="400" height="325" data="http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=7875"><param value="http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=7875" name="movie" /><param 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