Captive is a great movie that shows anyone HOPE is possible, even in their darkest hours. Here are a few spoiler free things I enjoyed about the movie. After reading my thoughts, make plans to go see #Captive on opening night, Friday, September 18, 2015. Captive is NOT God’s Not Dead and that’s Okay: If […]
Relationship Lessons from Donald Trump
This post is neither for Donald Trump’s candidacy to be President, or against it. This post is simply to highlight important relationship lessons we can learn from Mr. Trump’s campaign; things we can all learn from regardless of political affiliation or who we believe should be the next President. Mr. Trump has never shied away […]
Big News for My Family and New Passion
In 46 days there will be some big changes for my family and for New Passion Church. In 46 days, New Passion will have already celebrated our 6th birthday and as great of a milestone as that is, it’s been a long, tiring, challenging, yet rewarding 6 years. Although we knew the right answers and […]
Creating a Great Church, Together (Part 1)
Over the next several weeks, I am going to share some thoughts and challenges on how we can create a great church, together, at New Passion. I hope you’ll tune in each week. The first step to creating a great church is to ARRIVE EARLY. Notice, I didn’t say arrive on time. Typically, if we […]
I Asked God….
I asked God to see through His eyes, so He made me a pastor. I asked God to help me understand His grace, so He sent me addicts and alcoholics, and then he let me watch them relapse. I asked God to help me love like He loves, so He sent me the homosexual who […]