Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Christianity, Faith, Following Christ, Life, Pain, Prayer, Sermons, Video
Each of us experiences moments where we feel like God has forgotten about it, or failed to show up in a time of need or desperation. When life doesn’t go the way we planned, our gut reaction is to blame God for not coming through. When we pray for God to save or... 
Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Christianity, Faith, Following Christ, Life, Sermons
God created each of us for a unique purpose and wired us up to do something great that only we can do. By following and obeying His leading we get to experience the freedom and fulfillment of living with purpose. But that can be scary, because God’s call always... 
Jun 17, 2016 | Blog, Christianity, Following Christ, Life, Vision
The thing I love most about being a part of the team at First Christian Church is the fact that we are a place for all people, regardless of background or baggage or brokenness, to find a place to belong, to rest, to heal, to grow, to find community, and to ultimately... 
Jan 22, 2016 | Blog, Vision
I’m sitting in Starbucks looking out the window. This is a typical Friday for me. Today, I’m trying to write a sermon for an event I’ve been asked to speak at in West Virginia in a couple weeks but I’m having trouble focusing. I often find a... 
Dec 10, 2015 | Blog, Christianity, Following Christ, Life, Pain, Self-Worth, Sermons
Christmas is complicated. It’s busy. And especially if you’ve had an unexpected experience this past year that brought pain in your life, it can be really difficult to understand how it’s even possible to experience joy this time of year. This past... 
Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Christianity, Following Christ
What do Indian food and Syrian refugees have in common? I’ll tell you. I (mostly) love Indian food. There’s this buffet in Canton that I go to once in a while, and it’s the perfect way to eat Indian food. I can take as much chicken curry as I want,... 
