Several weeks ago I asked our people at New Passion, “Do you see the mission Jesus calls us to as your personal responsibility?”
I love the story of Nehemiah. One of the things that keeps sticking out to me is how everyone worked together for the common vision that God gave Nehemiah. There is no doubt [...]
I was eating lunch with Jonothan, our worship leader, yesterday and he mentioned something I thought was pretty cool. So, since Jonothan does not blog and he just tweeted for the first time yesterday, I think I’ll post this myself. I like the way our people at New Passion think…it is scary what God can [...]
Everyone has scars.
Some are physical, while others are emotional and mental.
I have a scar in the bend of my right arm. I was around 5 years old and my mom had to stop by my grandma’s house, she told me to stay in the car while she quickly ran in. My sister had a better [...]
I believe that whatever we are passionate about, we will dream about. Monday, we discussed how we not only have seasons of dreaming, but at some point we have to act on those dreams. You can check it out HERE. I just started reading Wide Awake by Erwin McManus. My family got it for me [...]
Yesterday, at New Passion, we talked about allowing God to use our passions in the midst of his mission.
We looked at Nehemiah’s passion for his people and how that passion led him to be about God’s mission of repairing the wall around Jerusalem. I found two things particularly interesting in my study of Nehemiah. The [...]
Have you ever felt unprepared for something?
I remember it wasn’t too long after I said ‘I Do‘ that I realized marriage was much more complicated and required much more responsibility than dating. The closer Nicki got to giving birth to our first child, I remember thinking that I was definitely not prepared to be a [...]
This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out. Matthew 16:18 MSG
When you write something, the opening sentence is important. The truth is, I don’t know what to say. There [...]
I’ve always enjoyed Anderson Cooper’s reporting. I don’t particularly like CNN as a network, but Anderson Cooper always seems to shine in the midst of the toughest turmoil and crisis. I hate that much of his recognition is rooted in situations like the horrific earthquake in Haiti, or in Katrina. Today, in Haiti, looters were [...]
Our culture seems to pride itself on demanding a burden of proof for everything. If you’ve ever had a discussion about the Bible or Jesus with anyone, chances are, you’ve had a discussion with someone requesting evidence or facts for your beliefs.
I guess that’s why Josh McDowell has produced The Evidence that Demands a Verdict [...]
I love this quote…
“Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping… waiting… and though unwanted… unbidden… it will stir… open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us… guides us… passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love… [...]
