This past weekend (if you are a Christian), we celebrated the centerpiece of our faith…of why we believe what we believe. Jesus is alive…he is risen! We spent the weekend with my family. Therefore, we attended their Easter service which was filled with beautiful music. Unfortunately, that meant that we did not attend our regular church. So, I thought I’d go back and hear the message from this past weekend. If you’re interested in listening, click HERE. I also thought I’d re-share this song by Nicole Nordeman (I shared it last Easter as well – one of my...

This past weekend, our church continue our series, “Written in Red: The Radical Sayings of Jesus”(if you’d like to hear this past week’s original message, click HERE). This week, we explored what Jesus said in John 16:4-7:“I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was with you, but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. But very truly I tell...

Our church just started a new series this past weekend called, “Written in Red: The Radical Sayings of Jesus.” For the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring some of Jesus’ most mind-blowing quotes found in the bible…and I’ll be reflecting on them here (if you’d like to hear this past week’s original message, click HERE).This week, we explored what Jesus said in Luke 14:25-27Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes,...

This past weekend, our church wrapped up the “Rich People Syndrome” series with a conversation of the financial changes and decisions we need to make in our lives so that we are more aligned to being obedient to God’s word. If you’re interested in hearing the original message, click HERE. So let’s get right into it. There are four main decisions we’ve got to make as it relates to our finances. If you’ve ever attended any sort of financial planning workshop (at church or otherwise), these are probably familiar. 1. Choose a percentage of your income...