What a heartwarming and touching letter that the Bush sisters left for the Obama girls. Almost made me cry — almost!

Steven Furtick had a great post here about a topic I unfortunately know about and have seen often. He has a very sobering quote that someone shared with him that is quite true: There is very little that we do in the Spirit that we cannot fake in the flesh! Being part of the Charismatic movement, I have been exposed [...]

John 4:31 I can imagine this scene in which the disciples are urging Jesus to eat because they got him the pita and hummus combo at the local fast-food joint in Samaria. They didn’t know he had been ministering to a woman while he was waiting for them and at that precise moment a mini-revival was starting in the town. [...]

John 3:30 Got to love the confidence of John the baptizer as he was told that Jesus was baptizing and all of his congregation was going to Jesus. John understood his purpose and vs. 29-30 in The Message declares that John said “That’s why my cup is running over. This is the assigned moment for him to move into the [...]

John 2: 3-5 Big problem — the wine ran out! No problem — Jesus to the rescue! I love how Jesus responds to his mother when she asks him to troubleshoot the problem. His answer, “this has nothing to do with me, not my fault they didn’t stock up!” Yet she persists because she knows he can! She tells the [...]

John 1:10-12 It’s amazing how those closest to Jesus did not perceive him to be the messiah. As a result they could not receive from him. My prayer is that I never become so familiar with God’s presence and His power that I lose the ability to perceive who He is and what He is doing that, I do not [...]

Our church began 21 days of fasting & prayer themed, Hosting His Presence. Information on the corporate fast can be obtained here. We’ll be reading a chapter a day from the gospel of John. I’ll be posting my daily reflections. I really expect God to do a deep work in my heart and in our church throughout this time.

What a great opportunity I had yesterday to meet with Dr. Ron McManus of Kingdom Financial Services. Dr. Ron served as President of the Center for Church Leadership of the General Council of the Assemblies of God and was also a former President of EQUIP under John Maxwell. A humble man with great wisdom. We have been speaking with him [...]

Yesterday was Human Trafficking Awareness day. Over the last several months it’s as if the Lord has been placing the travesty of human trafficking and the sex slave trade on my radar. This has got to be one of the main things that the Church of Jesus needs to lead the charge in — ending this horrific modern day slavery. [...]

Excited about the direction of our young adults ministry for the new year. It was great sitting with our core leaders and in a matter of 30 minutes of conversation, some of the haze I was encountering about the future of that ministry cleared up. This is the power of collaboration. No one person has all of the answers. In [...]

Next month will be a year in my current position as executive pastor at The Gathering Place. When I assumed this role early last year, I had visions of all of the things we needed to do and the scores of systems we needed to change and implement. I wanted to start doing performance evaluations, I wanted to increase the [...]

1 Chronicles 12:32 (ESV) “Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.” In my previous post I shared about the importance of being able to hear the voice of God as the Holy Spirit prompts us. This is ever so important as the landscape of our culture has changed. Reference points of [...]

1 Chronicles 12:32 (ESV) “Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.” Recently I felt impressed in my heart (I could say the Lord told me, but that would be very Charismatic of me) that the current climate that we find ourselves in is one in which the old maps we have [...]

Great article in the current issue of FastCompany on how Cisco is thriving even in today’s time of corporate upheaval. 26 billion in cash in the coffers and they are poised to enter new markets and gobble up rivals. CEO John Chambers has led a revolution of sorts through a massive reorganization effort over the last few years. This portion [...]

This is definitely one of my goals this year, to read through the entire Bible as a personal devotion, that on top of regular Bible study for sermons and teaching opportunities. YouVersion from LifeChurch.tv is a fantastic online resource and they have a great reading plan that I can take advantage of from my web-enabled G1 phone. We need a [...]

There’s nothing like a brand, new Moleskine notebook to start of the new year. Fresh, crispy pages ready to be filled with creative, flowing thoughts and fresh ideas. I don’t know what it is about that hard-covered, black notebook that inspires me. While I love technology and gadgets, nothing beats lo-tech.

Last night was our New Year Celebration Service at The Gathering Place. It was a great night of thanking God for His blessings on this past year and declaring the Greater (Gr8R) things He has for us in the new. May this new season bring you Gr8R peace, Gr8R joy, Gr8r clarity, Gr8R direction, Gr8R sense of purpose than you [...]