I just finished the favorite book of the year—and it hasn’t even been released yet. Reading Runaway Radical by Amy Hollingsworth and her son Jonathan was like looking in a…

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So, I’m sitting here this morning in a restaurant waiting for my next appointment.  I’m reflecting on the incredible day at Northpark that we had yesterday for which I am extremely grateful.  While celebrating the wins, I’m praying for the countless requests that were given to me yesterday, praying over the families in crisis that […]

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I promised to come back and focus on the scriptural reasons why I reject eternal conscious torment (ETC), which is the idea that those who die…

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Starting late. Our secret shoppers know to be present in the worship center prior to the publicized starting time and to record what time the service actually begins. A late start may be unavoidable, but too often the tardiness is seemingly due to disorganization and apathy. A late start seldom strengthens an attitude of worship. […]

    It’s pretty amazing how quiet it can get on a Marriage/ Family website, when the marriage is “Under Construction.” How can one expect a perfect marriage from individuals that are imperfect? Mar…

You can worship in quietness and with a reserved motif, but there is deeper water, where, what you think is out of control is actually the safest and the most sacred place of all. A place where your heart is fully given over to God with disregard to …

Moral failure of a church staff member. “When our associate pastor confessed to his affairs and left his family, our entire church was devastated. It was over a year before we began to recover; I have really been involved in grief ministry with his failure and departure.” Funeral of a child or teenager. “I have […]