We’re back, we’re naked, and we’re ready to party! After a two-month hiatus, we are back on the podcast with some life recap, and some principles around leadership and life that we developed on our trip across Route 66. If you haven’t, please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast – that way you…
What is Lent? I can tell you this; it’s more than pocket fuzz. In this kickoff episode of “The Naked Weekly,” I talk about the season of Lent, where it came from, why we do it, and some practical tips if you want to seek God during the Lenten season intentionally. The Naked Weekly will drop…
Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble in order to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! [Tweet “Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! “] What trouble are you facing in life? If the answer is “none” then what trouble HAVE you faced in life? I say…
Being determined isn’t enough, you also have to be diligent! [Tweet “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,…
I ran across this news story the other day and it intrigued me. The story came out of Spain and told the story of how 1,300 sheep were found wandering through the town in the middle of the night. Around 4:30 AM on Tuesday, June 7th, police were alerted to some 1,300 sheep that were just wandering th…
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian but if you are a Christian why would you not go to church? [Tweet “Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian but if you are why wouldn’t you go to church?”] We could talk ad nauseam about the necessity or lack there of of going to Church as a Christian…
Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble in order to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! [Tweet “Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble in order to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! “] What trouble are you facing in life? If the answer is “none” then what trouble HAVE you faced in li…
I just wanted to encourage fellow pastors out there today. For many pastors and churches you are now one week removed from the largest attendance in the history of your church, or at the very least, for the year. Easter is the Super Bowl of church services. In most churches, every chair (or pew) is…
Will hover-boards be in Heaven? I think they will. Especially after riding one during my sermon this past Sunday at Element Church . This past week, on Easter Sunday, we kicked off a new series called Mythbusters at Element. In this series we are going to look at six myths…six common beliefs in the…
This Sunday, March 27th, is Easter Sunday and we are going to be starting a new sermon series at Element Church called “Mythbusters.” Just because we’ve always believed it, or just because we often say it, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true. What if a common belief in the Christian faith was wrong?…
On Easter Sunday, March 27th, we are going to be starting a new sermon series at Element Church called “Mythbusters.” Just because we’ve always believed it, or just because we often say it, doesn’t mean it’s necessarily true. What if a common belief in the Christian faith was wrong? In this series w…
This week is one of my favorite weeks of the whole year. I love the holiday season and it all begins this week with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving has the trifecta of holiday cheer…Family, Football & Food! Come on church! So, being the kind of pastor that likes to alliterate everything or use an acrosti…
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…
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…
