Last night I spent the night at a sleep study lab (Jenni says it was for to figure out if I have sleep apnea, I say it was because she wanted a snore free night . I spent the evening watching scrubs reruns and getting wired up like I was in the Matrix – seriously, [...]
I have been thinking about growing older and John 3:16. I know, it’s hard to see how those two things connect. Let me explain. When I was younger, a teenager, and had just come to know Jesus – I really believed that God loved the whole world and sent His Son to die for everyone [...]
So, Jenni and I move on December 19th. Our last Sunday at Bible Christian Church will be on the 14th, we will do youth group that Wednesday night with our teens and then we will be on our way to plant Epic. This last month is going to be tinged with feelings of excitement and [...]
We have been looking for a house in Andover for quite some time. The honest truth is it has been a little discouraging and frustrating. Everything that we would find even worth looking at would get snatched up right away (a good sign that the area is growing but hard to find a house). When [...]
I just heard Ed Stetzer on the Planting Channel talking about some statistics about the North American Church. One of the things he said was that North America is the only continent where the Gospel is losing ground rather than advancing. He said most church growth has been transfer growth. We have to be planting [...]
Hebrews 10:24 Just like you need other people in your life to help you grow and connect with God, other people need you. You have a wealth of wisdom and life experience that is the key to unlocking an issue or problem in another person’s life. You have a distinct gift that God has given [...]
“You looked, O king, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked [...]
We all have experienced the crunch at the gas pumps lately, and unfortunately there seems to be no sign of relief in the near future. The high price of gas is making the local neighborhood church more and more of a necessity to reach people who don’t have a relationship with Jesus. Kent Shaffer did [...]
I was recently thinking back to the time when I didn’t know God. I knew of God, I knew of Jesus, but I was truly disconnected from Him – I didn’t have a relationship with Him. I was trying to share with some of our teenagers just how hopeless those days were. Death was constantly [...]
Well, our students from BCC did it again! They pulled off an amazing event! Here’s the run down: 2 smashed beyond smithereens junker cars (donated from Smith Auto) 1 world’s largest slip n’ slide with firefighters spraying the whole thing down and keeping us cool (Thanks GC Fire Department – they’re the best! – if [...]
