Today has been a powerful day of God speaking to my heart and confirming many things that He has revealed to me during this sabbatical. I have been praying for God to bring this sabbatical to a close with a powerful message from Him and that’s exactly what He is doing. I can’t wait to [...]
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Yes, we are coming home! I haven’t blogged in a few days because I needed to catch my breath. I have been reading so many books and I didn’t even blog about the last two that I read, but now I have also started preparing for my return to Sonlight on November 7th. I’ve been thinking and talking [...]
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One thing that I’ve tried and hopefully taught our church is that the church is not a place where we go, it’s who we are. Jesus calls us to be the church to our city and our world. The only way we can impact the lives of others for eternity is to get in the game [...]
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No, I’m not moving! I’m talking about God speaking to my heart and redeeming the vision that He placed in my life over eleven years ago for Sonlight church and our city. During my time on this sabbatical, God has constantly reminded me of the calling that he has placed on my life. I just [...]
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Today I finished one of the most challenging and engaging books I have ever read called, “An Unstoppable Force: daring to become the church God has in mind” by Erwin McManus. I must have underlined about half of the book in my attempt to gain as much understanding and wisdom as I possibly could. Here [...]
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While I’ve been on this sabbatical my prayer is that I would often hear from God. I long to hear from God so that I can be a better pastor, a better husband and a better father. There are so many times that God has tried to talk to me but I’ve just been too [...]
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Do you love it when you are faced with impossible odds? Probably not. I’m usually not thrilled about facing something when I don’t think there a very good chance of success either. I discovered something interesting though when I read a book called, “In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day,” by Mark [...]
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Sometimes God will teach me things just through the ordinary stuff in life. Deena and I have been working out every day. We have been using a workout DVD that is supposed to help us shread 20 pounds in 30 days, but that’s not going to happen. We have been going to the local YMCA [...]
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Over the last two days I have read another incredible book called, “Forgotten God” by Francis Chan. He’s also the author of “Crazy Love.” I would strongly recommend both of these books for anyone desiring to grow in their faith and obedience in Christ. I want to share a few ways that I was really [...]
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I have never felt so refreshed and revived in my soul as I’m felling right now. I have been able to remove so much busy activity in my life and I have been able to focus on our Creator and maker of all things. I’m currently reading a book called, “Forgotten God” by Francis Chan, [...]
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