Ever Wonder Where God Is Or If He Cares? Let’s Talk About Why That Happens.

Every year, Christmas seems to sneak up on us, doesn’t it?  I mean, we get warned early by the shopping centers and radio stations, with Christmas decorations and Christmas music long before we think they should be decorating or advertising for Christmas or playing the music, but it doesn’t take long, and suddenly, we have rolled right through Thanksgiving, and the Christmas Season is upon us!  Time sure flies!  I don’t know about you, but for me, while . . . Read More »

What If You Viewed Church As God’s Word Says We Should?

Welcome to a brand-new series in a brand-new year, and I’m just going to say it’s a very important series built around a very important question.  What is the point of church?  This is a conversation that Ken, and I have been excited to talk about for a couple of reasons.  First, this conversation is really the next step or just simply a continuation of what we were talking with you about this fall.  If you remember all . . . Read More »

What “Community” Is & Isn’t, & Why It Is Such A Challenge At Church

This fall we have started an important conversation with you, one that I think we could describe as a journey.  It’s a journey to find answers to life’s biggest and most important questions.   Questions that we all wonder about, that can weigh on us in the deepest parts of our hearts and minds.  Questions like why am I alive?  Does my life matter?  Why is life so hard?  What is the meaning of my life or what is . . . Read More »

How to Get God into the Family

We are in a series about integrity. Integrity matters. Who you are matters. To prove my point, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever had a boss promise you something, then later, take that promise away? What did you think? You were disappointed, maybe furious, and you said to yourself, they have no integrity. To you, integrity matters in a boss or leader. Here is another example. You go to school and you see someone . . . Read More »