We’ve been a portable church for all 6 years of our existence. It’s been a blast trying to find creative solutions to the unique challenges of being a portable church of 2,000 people. We’ve never focused on buildings, we’ve focused on building the body. However, there’s incredible unity in the leadership and body of our […]
To all the PVC’ers, remember that there’s no Saturday night service this weekend. The school has a basketball game, and since they technically own the gym, we’ll defer to them. Make sure you attend either 9:00 or 10:30 am on Sunday!
Also, we’ll be doing set-up at 9:00 pm on Saturday, so feel free to come […]
“A quick-tempered man does foolish things…” Proverbs 14:17
We’ve all said or done things in anger, that once we’re out of the situation, we wish we could take back. Unfortunately, it’s like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube; it’s impossible. How much damage have words spoken in anger caused in your life?
The Bible tells […]
17 “…I stayed by myself and was filled with anger. 18 Why do I keep on suffering? Why are my wounds incurable? Why won’t they heal?” Jeremiah 15:17-18 (LB)
So often, when we’re wounded or afraid, we withdraw and go into our own shell. In our solitude we stew on our anger, and it only grows […]
This weekend Amy Gerak will be helping to lead worship at Palm Valley Church in our weekend services. For those of you who weren’t around, Amy was really the voice of our worship team for the first 4 years of our church. She often carried our services, and did an incredible job. She’s got […]
This weekend was a great start to the new year. I met a ton of people who had visited Palm Valley for the first time on Christmas Eve, and had returned this weekend. I also met many first time visitors who had come because of the topic - anger. Seems we really hit on a […]
I know a number of church planters read this blog; and It’s my hope to provide help and support to them. It’s redeeming for me when we’re able to take the experiences we’ve had at Palm Valley (good, bad & ugly), and share them with others to help them do this church thing better.
One of […]
Over the next few weeks, as we continue the “Good ‘N’ Angry” series, I’ll be sharing some verses and thoughts regarding anger. Hopefully, they will help us all grow closer to Christ as we deal with the anger in our lives. So, here’s my verse & thought for today.
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but […]
It’s my great passion to continue to grow…to be more like Christ, to be a better husband and dad, to be a better pastor; which means being a better leader, teacher, and vision-caster. I experienced a lot of personal growth this past year, but I know I still have a long way to go!
To help […]
I love it when the church (meaning the body, not a building) works the way I believe Christ intended it to. On Christmas Eve I saw the church respond to a need exactly how I would hope…
Before our fourth service on Christmas Eve I became aware of a family in our church who has been […]
