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I’m slowly making my way through ‘Missing the Point’ by McClaren & Campolo (you know those renegade right wing liberal socialists? I kid, I kid!). Anywho, there’s some really though provoking stuff in this book. And I’m trying my best to digest and think through some issues. I think there’s a time to land on [...]

I’ve been inspired by people such as Billy, Los, & Ann, to do this and today is the day when I move from thinking about it to doing it. I’ll probably get into a habit of doing this and pick a better day than Saturday to post. I’m going to spend about an hour today [...]

At our church we use the KNOW GROW GO model for spiritual growth track; the tool that helps people move from unchurched to fully devoted followers of Christ. I seriously think sometimes, we’ve been trying to re-envision, reformulate, redefine spiritual growth for 2000 years. But honestly, culture changes, people’s values change, society changes, and [...]

Just an update on two families that we have the opportunity to (continue to) pray for.

The Joy’s. Wade, Ferris, and their two twin girls, Adleigh & Liana. Quick version: these twins were born prematurely and have some serious health issues. Read more here.
Wade & his wife both have specific prayer requests. And here’s a powerful [...]

We discussed something pretty powerful the other morning in our Staff Meeting. We were talking about protecting our family relationships from the work of ministry, the church. It’s so easy for us as church staff to blur the lines between church stuff and family stuff because we do it in the name of our “calling”. [...]

This past weekend it was my turn to teach again. I do this oh, about six times a year. The topic this time? “What Happens The Minute After I Die?”. It’s part of LifeChurch.tv’s series entitled “If I Die Before I Wake“. So I got to talk about death - yay…
As I was preparing for [...]

This is Wade Joy, he’s a worship leader at Elevation Church. I read his blog every so often. Tonight I read it and my heart is hurting & hoping for him and his family at the same time. There’s a pretty amazing opportunity for us to be the church and to join with their family [...]

Ever have one of those days where you know you have to do something that you don’t really want to do and the stress builds and your stomach is in knots and you have a raging headache? That was today. We had our doctors appointment at San Diego Children’s Hospital to discuss the results of [...]

10:25am 06.01.08 (back on PST)
Church on the USS Germantown:
Well it’s Sunday morning, and for the first time in at least a year, I slept in. I wanted to go to the “Protestant Service” here on the ship, but it didn’t happen. Right now I am used to being busy making sure church is going off [...]

I’m really trying to focus more of my energy on doing things that will be the most effective. After writing this post, I’m resolved to be more disciplined, more focused, and more authentic in my spiritual life. One area that I’m excited about is prayer. I read this message this morning and this quote really [...]