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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
The New Ministry Leaders
This past Monday was our first leadership team meeting of the summer. We have a lot of great plans for the summer, but this week we just sat together at a Starbucks and talked about the many things that are going on in our lives as well as some of what we'll be doing...
read moreWhy Do We Create?
This week I was thinking the human mind (I know...meta, right?). For some reason, I became fixated about the fact that what you think in your head, if you put in the work, can become a physical reality. This morning, as I was explaining this idea to my son in the car,...
read moreGiving out of a Grateful Heart
On Sunday, we honored our graduates (see pic above) and prayed for them as they step out in faith on the next step of their journey. After that, John continued the series called "The Process: Becoming More Like Jesus" by speaking about giving of our treasures for...
read moreFree to Serve
We've been studying Galatians in our student ministry, and the main focus has been on the Freedom we have in Christ. In this video, I talk a little about what we studied last Sunday in Galatians 5 and how it pulls against our culture and everything we have been taught...
read moreParenting Your 6th Grader
I can't believe in a few short weeks my middle son is graduating Elementary School. That means I only have 364 more weeks with him before he's all grown up and moving on to other things besides high school. Time sure does fly. They grow up so fast. And all that jazz....
read moreUsing Your Talents for the Kingdom
I believe that God gave us all individual talents and abilities and that all of those talents and abilities can be used to further His mission of making a people for Himself. God has placed interests in each one of us, and if we choose to use those interests to bring...
read moreFive Things I Learned from Coaching Soccer
This weekend we wrapped up our soccer season at the Y. We had a fun time. It was my first time coaching my daughter, and it was also her first time playing. She is so fast and had a great season. I could see her playing more soccer in the future. I also had the best...
read moreNeed Wisdom?
Life often throws us into situations that require incredible wisdom. We don't always know what to do. The Bible gives us some clear instructions about what to do when we need wisdom. I talk about it in the video below, but in short form, there are three...
read moreHow Should Christians Relate to Each Other?
Jesus clearly desired for unity and love to be on display in the lives of His disciples. He prayed that they would be one. He gave them a new commandment to love one another. He even told them that their love for each other would be a defining factor in...
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