As you all know by now, Haiti was hit last year on January 12, 2010 by a devastating 7.0 earthquake. It’s been slightly over a year now, but the needs of this country are still great and they are just as much in need today as they were a year ago when the tragedy occurred. Even prior to the earthquake, Haiti ranked as one of the least developed countries in the world, and has an approximate population…
During one of my devotionals for this week, I came across a familiar passage in Ephesians 2. It’s a passage that I’ve read over and over on numerous occasions; I grew up singing some if these verses as a child in Sunday school; and I distinctly remember extensively studying this passage while I was in seminary. The Apostle Paul writes of how we were at one point dead in our sins, but how God, in the richness of his mercy and…
I came across a snippet from a sermon that was preached by Matt Chandler, who is the Lead Pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. In this short clip, he shares a story from his days in college and how this specific episode helped him gain a greater understanding of the Gospel message. Check it out below:
This was such an incredible reminder for me, not only of my personally calling to love and care for the…
I read a great blog post from Pastor John Ortberg the other day. It was such a great personal reminder of God’s daily calling upon my life, and I wanted to share it with you, because I believe it’s God’s call for each one of us, especially today:
“I have come that they might have life, and have it with abundance.” This is one of Jesus’ most famous sayings. It is what we would think of today as a mission statement.
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We wanted to share a letter we received this past week from our Singles retreat speaker, Pastor Sam Park.
Greetings Binnerri EM from Los Angeles!
It’s been almost two months since my visit to your wonderful community, and yet, so many aspects of that weekend are still vivid in my mind. Thanks to you, I have been watching more “Minute to Win It” clips on Hulu! I can’t stop thinking about the BBQ restaurants
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This past Sunday I gave a message entitled “Saturate,” at our college gathering on Matthew 6:22-23. Here’s what Jesus says in these verses: “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (NIV) Essentially, what these verses…
I shared a message at our last Pathway (Singles) Gathering on topic of deception, and the impact it has had on our daily lives. Not a day goes by when we’re not exposed to some sort of deception. In fact, there have been times where we’ve done the deceiving, whether it’s with our coworkers, our supervisors, or even our family members. And if we’re honest with ourselves, most of us would say that we’ve told some white lies here and…
This past Tuesday, the popular ABC television series Lost came to an end after 6 years mystery, action, suspense, flash-sideways, and maybe even a little confusion. Now, I’m not a huge fan of the show. I’ve watched episodes here and there throughout each season, but I decided to watch the finale to see how it would end.
And as the final episode came to a close there was one scene, and specifically one conversation, that really caught my attention (don’t…
We showed a short video at the end of the message this past Sunday to illustrate this incredible idea the upside down economy of God; and how He tends to flip things upside down in a way that’s completely contrary to the way we would normally do things. And afterwards, everyone seemed to enjoy and appreciate the video, and primarily they liked it for its “cool” factor. If you missed it here it is:
I admit, when I watched this…
I was reading a devotional today from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers on the importance of walking daily with Jesus and not just doing for Him. And after reading today’s entry, I was again reminded that it’s not so much about being a full-time worker, but being a full-time follower of Jesus Christ. His ultimate desire is for me to know and fall deeper in love with Him as I walk with Him on a daily basis.…
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