May 15, 2013 | Christianity, Following Christ, Leadership, Life, Ministry, Vision, Worldview
A question that every Christian (and every church) should ask all the time is Do we exist IN our city or do we exist FOR our city? Are you just in your city, or do the people around you know that the reason you are there, the reason your church exists, and everything... 
May 13, 2013 | Christianity, Following Christ, Life, Pain, Prayer, Vision, Worship & Arts, Worship & Arts
God is teaching me a lesson in patience right now. Ever been there? I don’t know about you, but I’m a “Fast Forward” kind of guy. I like things moving, I like action, I like change. I’m motivated by results and so I like to have a plan to... 
May 1, 2013 | Blog, Christianity, Following Christ, Life, Ministry, Prayer, Worldview
Have you ever gone rock climbing? I’ve never done extreme outdoor rock climbing, but I’ve done plenty of indoor climbing. It’s intense. It’s physically challenging and fun. If you have the right equipment and you’re being supported by... 
Apr 23, 2013 | Blog, Christianity, Following Christ, Life
God doesn’t want action from you; He wants reaction. Have you ever thought about that? We spend so much time trying to figure out what God wants us to do that we miss out on the whole point. When we act, it usually involves us trying to figure things out. We... 
Apr 17, 2013 | Blog, Christianity, Following Christ, Life, Ministry
Can I be honest with you? I absolutely can’t stand some of the cute little well-intentioned but poorly-executed phrases in the “Christian” vocabulary. I don’t know where so many of these catchphrases came from, but we need to lose a lot of... 
Mar 29, 2013 | Christianity, Following Christ, Life, Pain
You may have seen this video. It’s going around Facebook right now. Stacey told me about it this morning, so I watched it. Even though I’ve heard a lot of this explained before, it refocused my thoughts on just how insanely painful and excruciating a thing... 
