More than Conquerors

Christ follower, Do you believe you are a Conqueror?  And if that, do you believe you are MORE THAN a Conqueror? Or are you being conquered?  Conquered by any number of joy limiting, life debilitating things or circumstances? The Christ follower, by the power of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, is MORE THAN a…

Breaking the Silence

Its time to stop stalling and time to report on whats going on with me. The mission trip to Africa was life changing, and its still a struggle to process and integrate what I learned through that experience but I am making progress and I think I am about ready to start posting some things…

Prayer Requests

Hi friends-  I imagine that we could really use your prayers right now.  If you would like to have a list of specifics to pray through, please click here. But at this point I ask that you would say a prayer for patient endurance for each member of our team  Pray that we are supernaturally…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

JESS, GUY, STEPH, MATT, CHRISTI, LUKE, COLLEEN, RICK: WE MISS YOU!!! In 2009 I resolve to…. Be Healthy and Lose at LEAST 20 lbs Go to at LEAST 2 concerts Write and attempt to publish at LEAST 2 articles Share the truth about Jesus with at LEAST 2 people who have never heard Give more…

Rescue

Some people may relate the idea of rescue to missions. I can see how one would make this connection. Maybe there is rescue from illness, persecution, slavery…. Maybe there is rescue from sin, death and punishment… When I think of rescue in terms of missions, I think of one thing only: God is rescuing humanity,…

Christmas at SURFCiTY

I stumbled on this video today when Jesus became my friend on Facebook. A church in Australia made this video and I am moved and inspired. I hope more churches will grab on to this type of vision. The body of Christ is global, it has no walls and no doors. We are all one…

The Night

I am afraid of the night.  There.  I said it.  I have always been afraid of the night, ever since I was small.  I think being afraid of the dark is a bit different than being afraid of the night.  Ive been in dark places and felt no fear, its when the sun goes down…

Truths I am Fighting

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. -Galatians 5:24 “Sin belongs to Hell and the Devil. I, as a child of God, belong to heaven and God. It is not a question of giving up sin, but of giving up my right to myself, my natural independence and…

Confessions of a Rich Christian

24 years ago a group of 80s musicians formed a group called “Band Aid” to write a song to raise awareness about the famine in Africa. MTV has listed this video as one of its top Christmas videos of all time. Today I watched this video, and was struck by how it ends. The images…

Turkey Outreach!

Each Thanksgiving, my church organizes a service project called Turkey Outreach. We raise money to provide thousands of needy families turkey dinners. On Saturday November 22 the assembly of Turkey Boxes will commence around 7:30 am at McLean Bible Church. Watch the video to learn more about the impact this act of generosity has on…