I have been thinking about the word/concept of reconciliation of late. Really it is more like I have been bombarded with it than contemplating it, seeing its evolution in others as well as in my own relationships. One of my mentors long ago when we wer…

I have a confession to make (well, I have many, but let’s start with one); it is easy for me to get worked up. Especially over church stuff! On one hand I think this is good, for it reflects my earnest passion that the church be everything the Lord w…

During worship today the question occured to me…. "what really matters to me". Things in this life that really matter to me. After about 5 min. Worth of thought. 1. Truth2. Sincerity 3. Wife4. Josiah and Hannah5. Honesty6. Being able to connect with GodI may add more to these later. Moved by God’s presence,Kris Posted with LifeCast

Last night was the first night of our four evening prayer revival. I felt God leading the church to a deeper, more active prayer life, than we’ve ever seen. I remember preaching Sunday morning that great things will happen when “God shows up” in your…

It seems to me that too often Christian leaders are more “success driven” than “God driven.” By this I mean that pastors too often measure their own success by the externals rather than the eternals. We tend to put a premium on those things t…

Over the past twenty five years our church has been involved in numerous outreach and mission oriented ministries, among them the planting of new churches. In 1998 we partnered with then Youth Pastor Chris Sustar to plant a church in Anderson, South Ca…

A few days ago I was asked by someone what my “leadership style” is. I hadn’t really thought much about a particular “style” because frankly I feel that the style of the leader is determined in part by the follower(s), the situation, and th…