Reverse Offering Stories – Part 2
On 9/8/13 we gave our congregation money to go and be generous. We called it a “reverse offering” and our goal was to jumpstart generosity in our community. One-time generosity takes courage and becoming generous
Reverse Offering Stories
On 9/8/13 we gave our congregation money to go and be generous. We called it a "reverse offering" and our goal was to jumpstart generosity in our community. One-time generosity takes courage and becoming generous
Violence Breeds Violence
I know a post on guns seems late. In a world where news comes to us so quickly, our memories get shorter and shorter. Perhaps we could not be so easily distracted and continue to
Evil is Rising
Tragedy always hurts more when it happens to our children. Hundreds of kids went to school today with their innocence in tact. They are leaving school today with a wound they will carry the rest
Don’t Text Me When I Call You
You have a lot of options available to you when you need to communicate. You can text, call, meet face-to-face, write on a Facebook wall, tweet, or email. All of these are legitimate forms of
What (or Who) Causes Chaos
Theatre shootings. Job loss. Infertility. Breakups. Life is messy. Life is chaotic. But, where does all this chaos come from? Is it all God's will? Is everything as God intends? Was it God's plan that
Is Waiting for Marriage Old Fashioned?
People are having sex all over the place. They aren't just talking about it. They aren't just pretending to have it. They are actually doing it. A February 2012 article in Relevant Magazine reported that
Hide the Word
Psalm 119:11 says, "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." If you are anything like me sometimes there is a drought in your spiritual life. The Bible
Search for Significance
All of us want our lives to stand for something. We want to leave a legacy. We want to accomplish something significant. Steve Jobs described something all off us feel we he said he just
The Beauty of Your Temptation
In recent sermons I have talked about how God's new creation is bursting forth right in the middle of this one. In other words, the biblical story is not headed toward the destruction of earth