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Merry Christmas

I will be taking the next several days off, so I will try not to blog during that time as well. So I wanted to be sure to send out a Merry Christmas to everyone (in the world). One of the reasons that I love blogging is that I really do get to send myContinue reading “Merry Christmas”

No Whopper!?!?!? What

Perhaps you have seen this commercialThis is brilliant marketing showing that these folks really love the whopper. Maybe too much. But I’ve got to ask, what if the church just picked up and moved? What if we said we were going to stop talking about Jesus? What if we tried to give something other thanContinue reading “No Whopper!?!?!? What”

Thoughts on Critics

I am taking a little break from sermon prep for my next Sunday Morning opportunity. Part of the sermon is talking about Jesus’ response to the Pharisees’ question about paying taxes to Caesar. I love the fact that Jesus doesn’t play their games. He doesn’t allow himself to come down to the the level ofContinue reading “Thoughts on Critics”

Everyday Heroes

So tonight we are talking about everyday heroes – serving the least of these. And the point is that Jesus commanded us to serve people and how do we do that. This is huge for the church because people want to see us change the world. They have seen how the church votes politically, howContinue reading “Everyday Heroes”

Live the life

“There is nothing more powerful than the Christian life lived out in obedience; there is nothing worse than a flat, self-righteous form of faith that parades around in Christian clothes.” David Kinnaman – unChristian pg 83

If Jesus Came to Church

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Masks

at >>beyond>> we have been talking about being authentic during our current series masks. Last week I felt went really well. Considering that last week was our first week in a new place we did all right. I am excited for where things are going to go. But the whole principal behind the series isContinue reading “Masks”

Trick-or-Treating is Missional

I love this post from Jonathan Herron about their church’s halloween plans. He clearly talks about their desire to engage their community like Jesus. Here’s a chunk: Catalyst does not have an official position on Halloween. Some who call Catalyst home choose not to celebrate Halloween because of its pagan origins and dark slant. OthersContinue reading “Trick-or-Treating is Missional”