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…
Wow, I just read a blog post from John Ortberg, and it was such a new and fresh way of understanding the spiritual disciplines, that I had to share. Instead of guilt driving our motivation to do these spiritual disciplines, read this and see the practical benefits of how they can be helpful in our walk.
When I first read Richard Foster’s The Celebration of Discipline, I did not like it. Its twelve chapters are organized around 12 spiritual
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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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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…
As some of you may have heard, one of our congregation members (John Mark and Patty Lee) lost their baby on October 9, 2009 in the mother’s womb when she was only 21 weeks old. We are continually praying for them as they grieve the loss of their child. The amazing thing is that they are using this as an opportunity to make a difference because of the difference that “Joey” has made in their lives. They are asking…
So, despite the fact that this season’s American Idol was the worst season ever (in my opinion and others), there was a redeeming factor in the season’s finale. It happened to be Simon Cowell’s last night on the show as a judge, and one of the things that they did to thank him for his contribution was for the past season winners (all 9 in order) and other contestants to sing him a song. It was a touching moment…
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…
About a month or two ago, we showed a video in service about a guy name Zac Smith, who was a pastor at a church and was battling cancer. It was a great testimony. Today, May 16, 2010, Zac Smith stepped into eternity and went home to be with Jesus. Our prayers go out to his family. May his story leave a legacy for all who follow Jesus.
God is God … God is good … To God be the glory.
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