Yesterday's message ... Came on the heels of both a record-setting VBS week and a chill worship set of unusual power;Gave shout outs to both Dave Ramsey and the American Dream;Pivoted on the "left the boat and left their father" double punch in Matthew...

In her memoir Lots Of Candles, Plenty Of Cake, Anna Quindlen offers these reflections on marriage, longevity, and parenting: If a marriage is to endure over time, it has to be because both people within it have tacitly acknowledged something that young lovers might...

This past Sunday, June 9, 2019, was a milestone for me and my wife Julie as we celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. That means we got married in June of 1984, the start of the summer of Ghost Busters, Born In The USA, the Los Angeles Olympics, and the singular...

Yesterday's message ... Varied considerably from the written sermon (that's the advantage or daily practice ... I was able to excise that which wasn't making sense);Celebrated John's pile on of descriptive words about Jesus. AGAIN.Concluded with an anecdote from our...

Here I am at age three, ready to head out on the highway and look for adventure on my tricycle.

Here I am with Will Mancini of Auxano Church Consulting. Back in 2010-2011, Will led a Good Shepherd team on the quest for clarity in terms of our identity. The result he helped us unearth is inviting all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. ...

Lord knows I loved my time at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. I made great friends, was surrounded by phenomenal professors, and learned a method of bible study that finds its way into virtually every sermon I preach.  In fact, each of the...

Yesterday's message ... Drew its energy from John's storytelling skill in turning a random encounter into a theological statement;Led to "get to know you" conversations with staff and leaders rather than "can we sign you up for kids' ministry?"Drew a distinction...

We’ve all been there. Maybe you’re there now. Stuck in the same. Mired in the mediocre. Living in an excess of average. But what if life offered so much more? What if you didn’t have to wait until you die for eternal life really began?! And what if the secret to an...

" . . . whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” Frightening words from Mark 3:29. Yet it's vital to remember that the unforgivable sin is not something you do. It's an attitude you have. It's not an act...