Small Beginnings
The holidays are fast approaching. All the stores have rolled out their Christmas campaigns. It seems that all the malls have a tree, or lights, or some kitschy character covered in snow to welcome the season. I noticed an apparent paradox in…
The Outpouring of the Spirit
It's pouring heavy rain outside as I write this. Droplets hammer on the rooftops. They, at times, sound furious and explosive. As if at war with the earth. And at other moments, they withdraw a bit, in a soft, gentle, motherly hush. Gentle and furious. Powerful and yet peaceful. This is the nature of the…
The Holy Spirit In Us
Our Abundant Life series has challenged our mindsets, breaking us from the thought-patterns that steal, kill, and destroy, and beckoning us into the nature of…
Refreshing Our Service
This Saturday we're having our first Ministry Team & Volunteers Appreciation…
Shifting Our Mindsets
Our prayer during the Abundant Life series has been that God would shift our…
The Hope of His Calling
Earlier this week I spent time with pastors from all over California in Nevada, at our …
Abundant Life Awareness
As I pray and prepare for the sermons in our Abundant Life series, I’m aware of…
Roots and Shoots
We’ve pressed into this image, this call, of being “Grafted In” as one tree, one…
Grafted In
Once upon a time, an old, large, beloved tree along the Main Street of a small town was chopped down. The town mourned the tree, for the tree grew along a quaint public road. And now it was just an …
Conversations About Culture & Faith
As we conclude our Movies that Preach series, I’m hearing many who are saying how excited they've been about our interaction with culture and faith, how surprised they've been at the…
Fools In Love
“We are all fools in love” - Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice. Culturally seen as a cutsie, girl-flick, Pride & Prejudice is a cultural…
God Created Our Whole Inner World
What did you believe in as a child? Do you remember what “little-you” thought of God? What did you imagine Jesus to be like? There’s something foundational about…
Seeing In The Dark
You go to a movie theater. You stand in line, buy a ticket, purchase some snacks, and then…You walk through the door into a black room. And take your seats in…
The Heart Of A Real Hero
Did you have a hero growing up? Was there a story, a person, an image of someone in your life who fought for…
Morality Tales
Have you ever felt a longing for adventure? Maybe you’ve wanted to travel somewhere exotic? Maybe it’s taking a risk to …
Why Stories?
Last Sunday, we kicked off our new series, Movies that Preach! with a study of Jesus’ use of parables to speak to the mass crowds that followed Him…The crowds came for…
Discovering God Everywhere
Summer is well underway and we’re embarking on a new summer series called …