What is the Church? The Church is not a Where but a Who. "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18 (ESV) "Wherever you go, there you are." I tried to google it to no avail in finding out who we can credit this profound Hello Captain Obvious statement of reality. I'll take GOD for [...]
A must read, by Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman. If you are struggling with church and/or experiencing a longing to know the Father better, this is a must read. After going through some difficult church times, this has been a breath of fresh air into my relationship with Jesus. It has also been challenging all my views of church and leadership. I will be writing about my conclusions over the next few days/weeks. You can CLICK HERE [...]
For growth to happen there has to be change. So why do we resist it. We want to grow but we don't want to change. You want to be out of debt but don't want to change how you spend or sacrifice what's costing you. You want to have that body but don't want to change your eating or exercise habits. You want to break that habit but won't change your behavior or admit you [...]
My daughter will be sweet 15 on September 19th. OMG - where does the time go. I heard a song this week that made me think of how much I love my daughter. I thought I'd share it with you. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction." Proverbs 1:7 ENJOY! Note: sorry the original official music video was deleted by youtube. Evidently youtube cannot show the official [...]
You may remember the old Michael W. Smith song "Friends are friends forever." It would be nice if the title were true. But maybe it is. Real friends are friends forever. And maybe those that are not forever are not friends. My wife's 20th High School Reunion began last night. We had an awesome time out on the beach with old classmates til 2 am. She was 1 of 15 in a small graduating class [...]
