Just Stop And Think
I ran across this great evangelistic video by Francis Chan. I first ran across his name when setting up our church’s podcast in iTunes. Here was this guy that I had never heard of,...
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At the Movies
How do we respond to movies that negatively portray Christianity? I hope we have learned from the Christian response to movies like The Last Temptation of Christ and The DaVinci Code and Harry Potter....
God’s Presence
We will be starting a new series at church this week about God’s Presence. I had planned on doing a series taking a walk through the Old and New Testament looking at why Christmas...
Preaching a Pre-Packaged Series
We just finished up the 4-week evangelism series from Willow Creek called Just Walk Across the Room. I thought the material was well-thought out, well-written, and supported by just the right amount of video...
We Have An Incredible Opportunity
I mentioned in a previous post that we have an awesome opportunity as a church. I can’t go into too many details yet because nothing is finalized, but I wanted to share just a...
Should We Dress Up in Church?
I always love when youth question why we do things a certain way in church. To me, that is an important stage in strengthening your faith. I have always cautioned them to be very...
Buildings are Not the Focus
I read an interesting post over on Gary Lamb’s Blog about church planting myths. Here is part of the post. It’s similar to what I shared in a message a few weeks ago. People...
You Won’t Believe NEXT WEEK!!!!!! – The effects of HYPE
Maybe the title grabbed your attention, but this post really isn’t about anything happening next week. It is about all the hype that so many pastors are sharing on their blogs and websites. It...
I Feel Appreciated
I wanted to thank everybody in the church for gift card to Circuit City for pastor appreciation month. In honor of pastor appreciation month, here are some comments I’ve gotten about being a full...
Random Thoughts
Here are some things on my mind right now since it’s 5 am on a Saturday morning. I hate being sick. I’m such a whiner. I’ve been up for the last two hours with...
