Two Sunday’s ago I told our church that I would post some practical application tools for them to add to their relational space, but the message would be pre-dominately principles. Well this post was due a week ago – my sincere apologies to all of you looking for it last week. I’ve added a little bonus to the mix in this one – a free copy of a book I believe is a classic in the marital relationship development arena, and one of the best too. All you have to do is offer your thoughts & comment in-line with this post and we’ll randomly select a winner from the list and send you the book – easy. So what are those practical elements? Read more
Abracadabra has been an awesome series so far – three weeks of magic (pun intended). Seeing the worship environment and the message hit the heart of the congregation and them respond to Him NEVER gets old. I thought I’d just share a few ‘magical moments’ from yesterday – service and the rest of the day… Read more
Last week I shared with you some things I learned after the start of our new series Abracadabra. No sense reiterating them since you can just look at the previous post to catch up on those thoughts. They are still SO fresh in my mind though – challenging to my emotions and my leadership control disorder, but God isn’t finished with me yet – and that’s GREAT NEWS for our church! Read more
Well it’s the name of our new series on relationships, but more than that, it’s a great word to describe the way God does what God does. Today was one of those Sundays that you dream about as a pastor – the day that the attendance is crankin’, the vibe is flowin’ and things go better than you plan. It’s particularly impactful for me today because it didn’t start that way, but in spite of ME and THAT, HE brought people not only to church, but home to HIM! Abracadabra, Alacazam – POOF – magical manifestation of something that seemed to be impossible (think sawing a woman in half). Read more
On my recent trip to Ft. Lauderdale to speak at Coastal Community Church (TJ & Shayla McCormick) something struck me about the(ir) church. You see Tj & Shayla launched Coastal just five months ago. After spending many years as an associate at an incredible church in Bradenton/Sarasota called Bayside Community Church, they stepped out into God’s call for them. Enough back story…. here’s what struck me…. Read more
