In Chapter 2 of Simple Church. Geiger and Rainer take you on a tour of two churches. They are not real churches they are “types” created from their research. They call them First Church and Cross Church. First Church is a traditional,plateaued, or what they deem to be a, non-simple church. Cross Church is a […]
What I’m Reading: Simple Church
As part of my New Year commitments, I want to do more reading. I find when I read it makes me more creative. It helps me speak better. It helps me lead better. My goal is to try and lead at least one chapter a day when I ‘m in my office at the church. Which […]
I Choose Discipline over Regret
I Choose Surrender Over Control Watch this message from Sunday, January 22nd and leave your comments below!
I Choose Surrender Over Control
I Choose Surrender Over Control Watch this message from Sunday, January 15th and leave your comments below!
Landing in Ramah: Christmas Letter 2016
Christmas 2016 Dear Friends, I GIVE UP! This is now my third attempt at writing my Christmas letter. The first time, after I completed it, the computer froze and I had to hard crash the system. When I did that the letter reverted to a copy that I only had completed about a quarter of […]
God’s Heart for the Orphans
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:27 (NLT) Some numbers are really big. The number of orphans is one of those figures. Most sources say that there are at least 143 million […]
The Power of Being an Introvert
I am an introvert. It’s true. I prefer to be with my own thoughts in my internal world than engaging with the world outside myself. I am also a Christian. A follower of Christ. Being an introverted Christian can at times be an oxymoron. The internal warring of two opposing juggernauts. As a Christian I […]
Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain
On Sunday, we continued our series of messages called “Keep it Simple” I talked about how we need to, as time management guru Steven Covey puts it, “keep the main thing, the main thing.” The apostle Paul in his writings responds to a disagreement on a particular issue, and asked his readers to remember what […]
Spiritual Pathways
I have been talking about “Keeping it Simple” in my weekend messages. Life seems to be anything but simple and connecting with God can sometimes seem very complicated. A couple weeks ago on a Sunday Morning, I introduced the concept of Spiritual Pathways. Spiritual Pathways are ways of connecting with God. A few mentioned that we […]
FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS OF MY LIFE WITH GOD
FOUNDATIONAL TRUTHS OF MY LIFE WITH GOD (From the book, God is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg) God is always present and active in my life, whether or not I see God. Coming to recognize and experience God’s presence is learned behavior; I can cultivate it. My task is to meet […]