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23 July 2010 0 Comments

Is It An Obstacle Or An Opportunity?

Is It An Obstacle Or An Opportunity?

I recently met a single mom that God has brought through some tremendous trials.  She has overcome addictions, abuse and host of incredible challenges. She’s also found tremendous strength in her faith through the support of Christians around her.   It was really exciting to observe that she is maturing in her faith. It was so visible through [...]

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25 January 2010 3 Comments

Bringing Hope to Haiti

Haiti is among the poorest nations in the world and the poorest nation in the western hemisphere.  Before the earthquake the average Haitian would live on less than 2-3 dollars per day.  One missionary recently said this on twitter, “The worst effects are emotional… no smiles on the street and a sense of despair.” Haiti [...]

16 January 2010 0 Comments

Help for Haiti

Haiti is in the thoughts and prayers of many at this time.  However for some like my friend Toussaint, it is heartbreak, worry, and intense feelings for his family, country and his people. He just recently received word that his grandmother is ok and you can view his story by clicking on the video link [...]

13 January 2010 3 Comments

What Was Pat Robertson Thinking?

If you haven’t seen Pat Robertson’s comments you can view them in the video below.  He actually says the people of Haiti are cursed because of a group that made a deal with the devil.  Why can’t Christian leaders simply respond with compassion instead of making careless statements? Thank God for others like Donald Miller [...]

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2 November 2009 1 Comment

Are You Afraid To Let Go?

A couple of years ago I remember taking my son to a birthday party, and it was at this party where he acquired one of his first addictions… BALLOONS! As we approached the park where the party was hosted his big brown eyes saw balloons of all colors tied to each picnic table in the [...]

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9 August 2009 0 Comments

Rainy Day Box

I remember when I was a kid I loved playing outside in our neighborhood.  I was tight with my brothers and we always shared friends, toys, and adventures wherever we lived.  We would ride bikes, play in the park, fly kites, play tag, build forts… until the rain came.  I loved the excitement of a [...]

2 August 2009 0 Comments

Why Would God Allow Me To Experience So Much Crap In My Life?

On July 19th we handed out index cards at church and asked everyone write down an to answer this question: “If you could ask God a something and you knew he had to answer you, what would you ask him?” The majority of cards we received are represented in the title of this post – Why would God allow [...]

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12 April 2009 0 Comments

When Times Are Tough

I’ve repeatedly shared with people the three ways I believe God communicates with us: Prayer and circumstance – God will give us impressions about things we pray for, and show us things during the course of a day through what is happening around us. The Bible – God will reveal things to us while reading [...]

11 March 2009 0 Comments

Can You Control Your Happiness?

The older guy in this video has some interesting advice. Pretend that it is not a Coke commercial and answer this question: How much control do you believe you have over your own happiness?

17 December 2008 0 Comments

Top Issues Men Struggle With

Our Senior Pastor, Brian Jones, is preparing to write a book to help men work through key areas in which every guy struggles. He really wants the book to be helpful so he has put together a quick survey. Here is exactly what Brian is asking: This is for guys only. No questions are personal. [...]