For the past several years of my life I have studied, read, and listened to just about every book, research paper, blog, and video that I have been able to about why all young people do not remain in their churches. One of the major topics that keeps coming up, which it should, is what […]
Everyone has an idea or definition of what a church is. There are many who don’t want any part of any church because of the experiences they had in one. It seems the actions of many have tainted the true definition of what the Church is. First, the Church is not just a group of […]
For most of my life I have be involved with various extreme sports. If there is something I love it is to go fast. Whether it has been mountain biking, snowboarding, four wheeling, or being on my motorbike, there is an personal enjoyment in going fast. This had led to a few injuries in my […]
What is wrong with this picture? A lesson on young people. This picture, or ones like it, are hanging in churches and homes all over the world. Every time I see one I am slightly annoyed. Not because it is painted poorly, or is crooked on the wall. No, it is because there are some […]
There are several times mentioned in the gospels where the disciples argued amongst themselves about which of them would be the greatest. The fact they they argued over that is not surprising as it seems to be part of human nature. Churches, as well as, any group have had people lobbying for power and position […]
Some rambling from my book – ‘The Disciple’ Recently a pastor told me about a difficult time his church had gone through. A large portion of the church members had left after a series of difficult situations that had occurred. After the dust settled, they made a remarkable discovery. They had several hundred people in […]
Giving away the ending of a book at the beginning is something you usually don’t want to do. However, ‘The Disciple’ cannot be correctly understood without the subsequent foundation. All of which is written in this book is simply based on two simple truths which I believe. First, the life of Jesus is God’s blueprint […]
When we think of living a balanced life we may thing that sounds awfully boring. However, this may be one of the most radical things you ever do. The following is an exercise we did several years ago in one of the churches I was pastoring at. We were told to write down everything […]
Several years ago as I was working with a team at a YWAM base in Monterrey, Mexico. Some of the staff told us about a woman we needed to meet. They drove me and a few of my team to her modest house in a neighborhood where most of us would never consider living. When […]