The Lost Art of Waiting

Based upon my own very unscientific observations of one particular nine-month-old subject, waiting is not natural for humans. In fact, our daughter Bethany seems to possess an innate toolkit of strategies–cryin...

Sermon Series – Living God: Book of Acts

Recently, I was in Indonesia with 1,000 Christian leaders from 160 countries for the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering that is convened once every decade. (Fortunately, at 34 years old, I just barely qualified...

Back and Forth

I've always loved the week between Christmas and New Year's for many reasons–Bowl games between anonymous football teams, time off from school, and some great sales for those with patience among us. (I am not u...

The Miraculous Birth of the Church in Philippi

Welcome to Philippians! This is a compressed letter, filled with phrases that jump out and grab you like, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” It is tempting to do a “drive by” or “bumper st...

The Church in Philippi (The 5:15)

Throughout his letter to the Philippians, Paul reminds the church there of the history they shared during its first days. That story can be found in Acts 16, and it's essential background as we read Philippia...

The Man from Macedonia

This Sunday we welcome guest speaker Tim Hein. Tim is a minister and speaker from South Australia who is deeply passionate about people encountering Jesus Christ and helping to grow a movement of young, Bibli...

Church: Paul and Reaching the World

In preparation for this sermon, take a moment to read the following statements and evaluate on a scale of 1-10 to what extent you and your family would agree with them: Our work is meaningful and significant. ...

Church: Tragedy, Trial, Triumph

This week, almost all of us heard the news that Buddy was in the hospital to undergo emergency, potentially life-threatening surgery. And we were shocked; perhaps we were even shaken. How could something lik...

Church: How Far Can We Go On Empty?

Have you ever glanced down at your fuel gauge and suddenly discovered you were running on empty? One thing is certain, you did not find the experience enjoyable. If you are driving, there is only one solution: ...

Church: Red Light Green Light

What if you were summoned to be part of something so astonishing it was going to restore Earth–not just the planet–but people? What if you knew this movement was not only a good movement, it was a God movement...