Here is re:post part 3 from 2010, on my thoughts if the Chilean mine rescue were operated like the church. You can read my other posts on the home page of the blog: So, what if it were performed like the church? If the Chilean mine rescue were performed like the church, they might not have taken the…
With the release of the movie “33” this week, I’m reposting some blogs I wrote in 2010, concerning the Chilean mine rescue. I’m posing the question, “What if the Chilean mine rescue was performed like the church?” You can read part 1 on the blog, here is part 2: 33 miners were rescued after 69 days…
This past weekend, a movie based on the 2010 rescue of 33 Chilean miners came out. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but it reminded me of a series of posts I wrote back when it happened and wanted to share them here. I posed the question, “What if the Chilean mine rescue was performed like the church?”…
That’s basically what we are saying if we say, “That’s impossible,” when it comes to a spiritual issue in our lives. We either believe that the power of Jesus can do anything or we don’t. On Sunday at Element Church we finished up our sermon series on marriage and relationships called “Happily Never…
No, this is not some cruel Baptism prank, but an actual question. Are you willing to drown? Here is why I ask. One of my favorite Bible stories of all time is the story of Peter walking on the water. Can you imagine? I’ve been able to do some pretty cool things in my life that I never thought I’d ha…
On Sunday at Element Church we continued our marriage series called “Happily Never Happened.” I preached from Proverbs 5 and asked the question, “How do we pursue purity?” In the message we said: Pleasure is not the opposite of purity but the outcome of pursuing it! If we would let that sink deep in…
On Sunday at Element Church we continued our sermon series on marriage and relationships called “Happily Never Happened.” In this message, we talked about pursuing the right purpose in marriage by saying: “Passion without the right purpose will only lead to problems.” [Tweet “Passion without the rig…
Sometimes you can’t pray your way out of discouragement you have to praise your way out of it. [Tweet “Sometimes you can’t pray your way out of discouragement you have to praise your way out of it.”] The other day I was reviewing one of my favorite memory verses when something stood out to me for th…
On Sunday here at Element Church we started a new sermon series on marriage and relationships called “Happily Never Happened!” Regardless of what studies you look at, across the board it is shown that about 50% of all marriages, 60% of second marriages and 73% of third marriages end in divorce. Even…
Waiting and courage seem like polar opposites don’t they? We typically think of courage as an action word. When someone takes a risk, steps out in faith, stands up to injustice, sacrifices themselves, whatever it is… that is what we think of as courage. So why the challenge to wait? This past week I…
Being determined isn’t enough, you also have to be diligent! I’m in the book of Ecclesiastes for my quiet time and ran across a verse that jumped out to me. Ecclesiastes is a fascinating book in the Bible. Here you have Solomon, who was the wisest and richest man in the Scriptures, and probably of a…
On Sunday, we continued our vision series called “Vacation” by talking about giving! Generosity and vision go hand in hand. I’ve never seen a vision fulfilled without generous people committed to it, and the same is true with the church. [Tweet “Generosity and vision go hand in hand. I’ve never seen…
