One Another Series
In this series I went through 61 passages in the New Testament that had the phrase "One Another" in them. My purpose for the series was to expose the body of Creekside to the mutual submission commands of the New Testament in order to help the be the church Christ desires them to be. Originally I only planned on this...
Mr. Welch’s Weeping
“A soul under special manifestation of love weeps that it can love Christ no more. Mr Welch, a Suffolk minister, weeping at a table, and when being asked the reason of it, answered, it was because he could love Christ no more. The true lovers of Christ can never rise high enough in their love to Christ; they count a...
“Will they see Jesus in my heart?”
Kayla was only five. She had been through more than the average five year-old. As a baby she as diagnosed with leukemia and many other diseases in her little body. Kayla’s usual playground was a doctor’s office. Whenever her parents said that it was time to go, she was quite familiar with what to do. One time, on the way...
How to Love a Prostitute and The Way God Loves Me
Perhaps one of the most unique of all the Minor Prophets is Hosea. Within the Bible pages is an unhappy love story that illustrates the loyal love of God and the spiritual adultery of Israel. Hosea’s wife, Gomer, is used as a reflection of Israel and its wicked and sinful state that is so vastly contrast from God’s holiness....
Why I Took a Vacation from Meetings
Have you ever eaten something and as you savor the deliciousness you ask yourself, "Why am I just now tasting this!? Where has this been my whole life?" That is how I feel about this week. My schedule is very full—it has to be because of the demands of my day job. But too often, the demands of my day...
Making Sense of Orlando’s Loss and Being Afraid
After being close to three major shootings—Columbine, the Aurora theatre, and New Life—I'm sadly getting familiar with these feelings of lives being taken by mad, selfish killers. how do we make sense of all this? Mark Elfstand and I had a good conversation about the shooting in Orlando this week. While there are many questions left on the table, here...
Come With Me to Israel!
I want to tell you about something that makes me a better dad, husband, man of God and pastor; that is my travels and tours to Israel. I go to Israel often and I believe it is the greatest thing I can do for my own soul and to invest in the soul of others. In 2012 I would tell...
5 Keys to Dealing with Overwhelming Emotions
There are times in life when fog is all you see in the five day forecast. Shining a light only seems to worsen the problem as the small rays of light are magnified by every molecule of water. You wait... dream of clearer days... and wonder how you ever took the sun so for granted before. Days of overcast emotions cause...
God’s Love is Found in His Presence
Honesty clears away the falsehoods that keep us from seeing God’s love as it really is. Way back in Eden, the entire drama of human history began with the serpent’s lie: “Eat of this tree and you’ll be like God.” And he’s been lying ever since. Jesus went so far as to say, “When he lies, he speaks his native language, for...
Not Another Dead God
I had the honor of speaking to many of the Denver area Children’s pastors at a luncheon one Wednesday. If I am honest with you, there are times when I am speaking (even on Sunday mornings) when something gets a hold of me and I can’t help but preach all the louder and more passionately. I experienced that right...
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