Bread Alone
A firm foundation is the key to a strong house. The same is true for life in general. Without a firm foundation, your life is likely to crumble or come crashing down altogether. The fable of The Three Little Pigs puts this concept in a from that even a child can...
I Surrender?
I was whistling I Surrender All throughout most of the weekend, and it occurred to me that I don’t surrender everything to Jesus. If I truly surrendered all, I would not have the level of stress that I do. If I gave the entirety of my life over to Jesus, I would...
Slave To Sin | Slave To Righteousness
The Israelites were slaves in Egypt. As they journeyed through the wilderness towards the promised land, they often complained of their situation and said that it would have been better if they had never left Egypt (Exodus 14:12, 16:3, 17:3, Numbers 11:5-20, 14:2-4,...Read moreThe LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Chris Dean – As I Am
This is a powerful perspective that so many of us don’t know about or understand. Chris Dean’s heart stopped when he was two. He died but he came back. When Chris was five, his father was murdered, riddled by more than 20 bullets in a gang shootout. At age 18,...
Intentionality
Depending on your definition of failure, up to an estimated 95% of companies fail according to Harvard Business School. That staggering statistic is probably not far off from the failure rate of anything that people attempt. Many ideas that people have never make it...
Relativism
Pastor Doug Melder brought a deep sermon on relativism and truth this weekend at North Way Christian Community. Relativism is a difficult topic to approach for anyone because convincing a relativist of absolute truths that they disagree with is a daunting task, but...