I was sick all weekend and was concerned that I wouldn't be able to preach one of my favorite messages in the book of James… Had a lot of people praying for me and our services… I felt way better Sunday morning… Thanks for everyone who prayed! We had a great time of worship. I'm [...]
I heard Dallas Willard say recently that fasting teaches us about desire. The spiritual discipline of fasting, as well as the other spiritual disciplines, help us to bring our desires under the control of the Holy Spirit. He said that practicing the disciplines of fasting, solitude, prayer, etc was an exercise in not doing what [...]
I ran across this from Perry Noble and Newspring today. I hate snakes as much as Perry does… I don't know why I watched it, I'll probably have nightmares. But the truth of what he says in the video gives me nightmares too! 5 Lies of the devil message video, the snake from NewSpring [...]
Spent all morning processing and thinking about worship yesterday and hit the ground running this morning evaluating our processes and even my own personal schedule/calendar. I've made some pretty big breakthroughs regarding the way we operate and yes, there will be some changes! Here are some of the things I've been rattling around for the [...]
2 more weeks left in Fast and Furious Fridays. Today I wanted to share with you something that my wife Sonja told me this morning. She was reading in Mark 16 (our daily bible reading from YouVersion). It was about the resurrection… a passage we have read hundreds of times. But isn't it just like [...]
For the last few days we've had a houseguest. Morris Edwards is the principal of Water Valley Primary School in St Mary's, Jamaica and is one of the schools we work with through the ministry of A.C.E. He's here because A.C.E. is investing in him to add value to his life as a leader. [...]
Pick up this book from Sarah Zacharias Davis. When I got this book, I gave it to my wife to read, she read it then gave it to another friend and I'm sure it's been passed on from there. Here's what you can expect: During a particularly painful time in her life, Sarah Zacharias Davis [...]
Today marks the halfway point in our 6 week journey we're calling Fast & Furious Fridays. If you're participating with us in fasting and praying for our community, our church and spiritual breakthrough in our lives, I'd love to hear how God is speaking to you during this time. Here's some of the things [...]
Usually I can read a John Maxwell book in a couple of days. Truth is, I've read most everything he's written- He's one of my favorites. But this book was different. I started the booin July while at the beach. I read the first 2 chapters and had to stop- not because the book was bad… [...]
I don't have the gift of mercy. I wouldn't be a very good counselor. I'm grateful for pastors and professional counselors who are merciful listeners and can help people navigate through some of life's struggles. I do that from time to time, but when people come to me for counseling I typically let them know [...]