This Weekend: Becoming…Worshipful
Saturday is part 4 of our Becoming… series. We’ll be exploring worship, sacrifice, baptism, Abraham, Isaac, Jesus, letting go of things, figuring out what we worship, how that affects us, how what we...
View ArticleHow God Works
Read this today from Genesis 12. It is just another reminder to me personally that God is in control and He knows exactly what I need to read in the Bible (amazing, since I am reading a Bible in a year...
View ArticleThe God Who Keeps His Promises
I’m reading the Bible in a year plan that goes chronologically. I will admit, I am in a tough patch to keep moving. Going through Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy in order is tough going at moments....
View ArticleThis Weekend @ Revolution: The Cost of Faith
Really excited about this weekend at Revolution. We are continuing our series The Story of God and we will have a good friend of Revolution as a guest speaker. Luke Simmons from Redemption Church in...
View ArticleThis Weekend @ Revolution || How to Find Freedom
So glad to be back in the saddle and preaching again. I’m really grateful to Pantano Church and their willingness to help us while I’m in Africa and providing a place for us to shoot sermon videos....
View ArticleThe Reminder’s God Gives Us
I read this the other day: So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. And he...
View ArticleSurviving a Hard Season in Your Marriage
Let’s be honest for a minute, at some point in your marriage you are going to hit a hard season. It could be caused by a busy schedule, a child is born, difficulty getting pregnant, some kind of...
View Article14 Top Posts of 2014
In the month of December, I’ve been sharing my favorites of the year. You can read my favorite books of the year here. Below are the 14 most read posts of 2014: 14. 10 Ways to Know if You’re Putting...
View ArticleLinks for Your Weekend Enjoyment
Here are some interesting posts I found this week that I thought you’d find interesting: The 3 power people you need on your team. Isolated leaders fear conspiracies and feel misunderstood. Worse yet,...
View ArticleHow to Trust God
Ephesians 1 has to be one of the most incredible passages in the entire Bible. In that book, Paul is showing the church in Ephesus, and us, what our identity is, who we are. Many of us look for...
View ArticleEveryone Finds Jesus Differently
While all Christians realize the title of this blog post is true, we often forget it. Many times, we fall into the trap that says: What rescued me, what impacted me to start following Jesus will work...
View ArticleHow to Worship
Worship music has often been a battle ground in church. It is the reason many people come to a church and the reason many people leave a church. Did they sing the songs I like during the worship time?...
View ArticleHow to Trust God
Maybe you still struggle with this question, “Can I trust you, God?” After all, when we sin, we are telling God we don’t think we can trust him. This is a question everyone has; in fact, it is the...
View Article9 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Every Week
Recently, I was with a group of women and they were talking excitedly about going out for Valentine’s Day. When they asked me what Josh and I were doing, and I said we weren’t doing anything special...
View ArticleHow to Survive a Midlife Crisis
I turn 35 today. It is hard to believe all that has happened in my life in 35 years. If the average man lives 70 years on earth, I’m at the halfway point. That has caused me to reflect on things I’ve...
View ArticleHow to be More Productive
Everyone wants to be more productive. We want to accomplish more in less time, be more organized, have less email to answer, less meetings, more effectiveness. Yet, no matter how many books we read,...
View ArticleWhen Options are a Bad Thing
Most of us love options. It makes us feel like we are in control of things and that we aren’t missing anything. This is why churches offer a ton of programs and why we love going restaurants with huge...
View ArticleWhat does it Mean that ‘God Makes us New?’
Living with a new heart, new life and new status can be incredibly difficult. I often say that we don’t realize how much freedom we have in Jesus. The reason? We are so used to slavery, what is old...
View ArticleTwo Things Every Church Planter Must Know
I’m often asked what I would tell church planters or what a church planter should know before they take the plunge into church planting. While this isn’t an exhaustive list, here’s what I told them...
View ArticleWhen Life Feels Crazy
At different points throughout the year life can feel out of control. When we hit summer, with schools out and trips planned, we hope to find ourselves catching our breath, slowing down and...
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