Lead Well

Lead Well

So last night at First Wednesday service, Pastor Chuck, our senior pastor, talked a moment about how many youth were present and really engaging God through worship and just really bragged on them for a moment. He talked about how strong our youth ministry was and how...
Be Pure

Be Pure

Have you watched tv in the last month or two? If you have, then I want you to know you have been targeted.  How? Listen to this research from the Western Journal of Medicine: “Analyses of broadcast media content indicate that, on average, teenaged viewers see 143...
Maps

Maps

Have you ever gotten lost? I remember the first time I went to New York City. It was with my wife  on our honeymoon and I can remember us walking around the city, going from sight to sight, figuring out which trains to take, trying to navigate the city. If you’ve...
Wounds

Wounds

I was sitting in my senior pastor’s office one day and we were talking about issues that he had brought to my attention. Multiple times each month I sit down with him and just talk about life and ministry and anything in between. It really gives me a chance to address...
Royals and Priests

Royals and Priests

There’s an amazing verse in 1 Peter that we’ve quoted as a power verse for many centuries. It’s in chapter 2, verse 9. Here’s what it says: But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you...
Incense

Incense

I came across this powerful passage when preparing for a message on prayer. It is in Revelation 5 verses 1-14. Follow along for a second… Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of...