As I sit here and reflect on the weekend, all I can say is “wow, yeah God!”. These past 3 weeks, in my opinion, I’ve really sensed God at work in incredible ways. People are coming to Christ in bunches, lives are being touched in meaningful ways, and the spirit in our body is one […]
Tonight’s service was phenomenal! The crowd was very large, the worship team was rocking, and I felt like we did a great job wrapping up the “Good ‘n’ Angry” series. I think this series hit a felt need like very few we’ve ever done.
The specificness of people’s comments tell me that God has used this […]
I found this picture at Dave Ferguson’s blog, and I thought all of our set-up and tear-down folks would enjoy it. This is the courtyard at the Vatican.
Kind of makes the 900 chairs we lug in and out each week seem a little easier. Thanks to all you who help!
A young boy in our church, Joshua, has been fighting Leukemia, and he’s really struggling today. For a 7 year old, he’s got an incredible fighter’s spirit, but today he needs your prayers. He’s been placed on a ventilator because he’s no longer breathing on his own. He’s also fighting a number of other related […]
The Bible teaches us that as we give the Holy Spirit greater control in our lives (i.e. “filling”), God produces fruit in and through our lives that is not only evidence of our relationship with Christ, but is evidence to others that He has changed us.
In creative team meetings this week the thought came up […]
Today I went on a class field trip with my 1st grade son. Wow, I’m tired tonight
I had a blast hanging out with my son, and seeing him interact with his “posse” on their turf. I was assigned 5 kids, and we had a great time together. We went to the Heard museum. […]
Yesterday I spent the morning with all of our staff, sharing my heart with them and the vision I had for 2007 (I’ll be sharing this with the church body beginning next weekend). It was an awesome time together, and reminded me how much I love and appreciate each of the team members God has […]
Today I was thinking about Martin Luther King, and I realized “there’s a guy who had anger, and used his anger as a fuel for passion to make a difference”.
You see, most of the time we get angry about stuff, but we’re not willing to do anything about it. So, we sit angrily and complain […]
A huge shout out to the leaders and volunteers who serve in our children’s ministry. It takes literally hundreds of people each week to make it happen, but you do it with style. From the incredible set-up, to the preparation, the passion for kids, to the follow-up, you all make a huge difference in the […]
Ryan Nunez, our Home Teams & Student Ministries pastor came into my office this week and asked if he could have Sunday (today) off so he could run the PF Chang’s Marathon in Tempe. Part of me wanted to see if he would pass out halfway, so curiosity got the best of me and I […]
