30 Jan It’s Okay To Be Different
If you are participating in our fast you know how it feels to be different in an entirely new way. You haven’t eaten since Sunday and you might think you’ve seen more food and eating in the last 48 hours than all of last year...
24 Jan Will You Join Us In The Fast
This Sunday we will begin a 3-day fasting and prayer campaign. I can hear your excitement coming through the internet! I fully realize “not eating” is not exactly something we look forward to. But I want to take a moment to inspire you to join...19 Dec Jesus Was Never God’s Backup Plan
Did you know it’s the season of giving? We tend to think it’s the season of shopping but we would be incorrect. Sometimes we conflate the activity of a season with the purpose the activity serves. What I mean is the reason you are out...22 Nov Cut and Paste
It’s called “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth”. It’s also called the “Jefferson Bible.” It’s a historical edited version of Holy Scripture produced by President Thomas Jefferson in 1820. In that text, Jefferson produced a cut and pasted copy of the Bible in...06 Nov Opportunity Knocked Out
Like you, my heart was knocked to the ground over the sick tragedy in Texas yesterday. With that in mind, the Lord brought me to a very interesting passage in Hebrews. Hebrews 11:15 (ESV) If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out,...03 Oct What Would Jesus Say About Las Vegas
The events of Las Vegas have our country reeling. Consequently, the cycle of tragic experiences has sadly become common and accepted as a normative pattern for American life. The pattern follows: Tragedy ensues. Sympathies, condolences and prayers are offered via non-personal forms of communication (Social...24 Sep My Country Tis of Knee
It’s happening again. The President has given all of us reason to spout off about what’s current. Let the outrage and soap-boxing begin. My turn. As a Christian Pastor born and raised in America I am in full support of anyone’s right to sit during...
19 Sep Joy In the City, Here We Come
Christianity has never been a neutral entity in any context. From the first century onward, the Church either rubbed entire national systems the wrong way (see 1st Century Rome, Nazi Germany, Stalin’s Soviet Union and even present-day American politics), or it swept entire regions into...