We cannot have a church that doesn’t feel like it belongs to every generation. They are not the church of the future, they are the church… today. Right now. ...  Read More

As we travel, we will experience societies and cultures and circumstances that are either unfamiliar or unique and often will be unsettling. Why would we add a new value to our church? The world we ...  Read More

God cares about righteousness in the workplace. Your business is His business. Where is your workplace, where is God’s workplace?...  Read More

The Bible specifically mentions Jesus’ crying three times. I’m certain there were more, we just don’t know about them. He wept over Jerusalem as He approached the city because of their sin, he wept i...  Read More

To truly live, the seed has to leave its old self behind. There has to be death before there can be life. The grain dying is actually a really good thing because it brings about new life, more life, b...  Read More

Jesus is a complex person. He defies categories. He mocks stereotypes. He cannot be reduced or compartmentalized. He’s an enigma....  Read More

So Jesus tells a story where a man who gets beat up and is left in a heap half dead on the side of the road. Two religious men, a Priest and a Levite walk by and do nothing. They ignore the man. A thi...  Read More

In the song, "How deep the Father's love," The lyrics are "How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure." On Sunday, we sang, "His Mercy is More." One line says " a sea without botto...  Read More

Our longing for peace and contentment would drive us to a place of simplicity, but life in our fallen world offers lies and cheap substitutions. When our lives become overcomplicated and stressful it ...  Read More

God is profoundly and perfectly intentional in all his ways. He does everything that needs to be done to bring about his purposes....  Read More

Ironically, we have an almost limitless ability to instantly communicate with people. Many agree that social media is contributing to the problem. There is a direct correlation between the amount tha...  Read More

God loves me…loves us. When I was the most unlovable…When we are the most unlovable…God loves us. When we didn’t believe in Him…When we had rejected Him…God loves us. In our weakest moment…God love...  Read More