Another great weekend. I was pleasantly surprised with our crowd given this was Memorial Day weekend and the first real weekend of good weather around here. I remember last year, church felt like a ghost town. Not at all this year. I was also totally surprised by how few people knew who Bear Grylls was. read more »
Today I will grill hamburgers and hot dogs at a local elementary school to celebrate the last day of school. And the peasants will rejoice. Do you remember the joy the last day of school brought? Or where you one of those kids that loved school and instead dreaded the long days ahead to do read more »
This is part of the Beyond The Starting 5 project. A writing safari where I explore the idea of what people-development looks like in the local church. I have no idea what I’m doing, mileage may vary. “What exactly are you looking for when you look for a great volunteer?” I think a lot of read more »
Wow. What a start to a series. Yesterday we dealt with bitterness and I’m already hearing God-stories. The highlights for me: The only solution to bitterness is forgiveness. Only those who’ve been forgiven can really give forgiveness. And forgiveness is NOT about justifying the hurt. It’s about moving us to a place to be healed. read more »
I am super excited about our next series – HOSTAGE. We are asking the question – what holds you captive? Bitterness? addiction? worry? anger? lies? It’s time to break free. This is one of those series that many of your friends need to hear and experience. The teaching is going to focus on God’s solution read more »
This summer, I get to return to my second home – Porto Allegra, Rio Grande du Sul, Brazil and my awesome friend at Word of Life. If you are curious exactly what goes on when students invade Brazil? Take a gander at our 2005 trip. It is a pretty awesome trip. This year we are read more »
Sunday may have been the most significant service we’ve had at WH since I’ve been here. We put our graduating seniors on stage and then let the church loose. For the next 90 minutes, these students heard how we have seen God work in them and through them. No agenda, no music, just God-stories all read more »
This is part of the Beyond The Starting 5 project. A writing safari where I explore the idea of what people-development looks like in the local church. I have no idea what I’m doing, mileage may vary. My first attempt in trying to ‘institute’ this idea of people-development was with a team of youth volunteers. read more »
I honestly believe that the Disney Corporation has it out to ruin my daughters. I’ve already ranted about Tinkerbell and the disaster she is. Now Miley Cyrus comes out with her new video – You Can’t Tame Me – and I was saying to myself — “Self, haven’t I seen this somewhere before?” when I read more »
This is part of the Beyond The Starting 5 project. A writing safari where I explore the idea of what people-development looks like in the local church. I have no idea what I’m doing, mileage may vary. I don’t like talking about obstacles. I think it’s counter-productive. Especially if you spend more time focusing on read more »
This is part of the Beyond The Starting 5 project. A writing safari where I explore the idea of what people-development looks like in the local church. I have no idea what I’m doing, mileage may vary. The rain is gone. (You can thank me later for getting that song stuck in your head. And read more »
Today we wrapped up Broken Dreams and the series turned out to be much ‘heavier’ than any of us anticipated. I don’t think that is a bad thing, just an observation. Abraham’s life is a study in 2 steps forward, 1 step back (sometimes more than 1 step) kind of faith. And God is both read more »
So Ray Lewis, linebacker from the Ravens – you know the one with the criminal record and had something to do with the death of another human being? That one? He goes on Colin Cowherd this morning and says this: The thing I was more shocked by, is you see all the people who were read more »
We’ve got a full slate this summer. First up is Hostage. LifeChurch.tv originally ran this series and they have been super generous to let us some of their resources for this series. BREAK FREE from what keeps you hostage. Starting July 11, The Truth About series will start. Ever wonder about the truth of the read more »
guess no one here likes puppies..you are some sick sick twisted people! I bet you didn’t clap for Tinkerbell. – @RC2k (via Twitter) I responded – Tink stands for everything evil in women – to tiny, dresses skanky yet ‘pure’, drama queen, in love with boy who cares less – @thegsides (via Twitter) As a read more »
This is part of the Beyond The Starting 5 project. A writing safari where I explore the idea of what people-development looks like in the local church. I have no idea what I’m doing, mileage may vary. It’s possible to run a great program and never make a disciple. This is a subject I have read more »
This post is the start of a writing safari, an experiment. I want to explore the idea of what people-development looks like in the local church. Why is it important? What will it do? What does it mean? Please be warned, I have little to no idea what I’m doing, your mileage may vary. Anyone read more »
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