In this episode, Sabrina and I talk about the best parenting decision we ever made. Creating moments over giving momentos. Good times over gifts. Our presence over giving presents. We talk through how we chose to honor our kids on their birthdays with this decision, doing some big things on mileston…
In this episode of The Naked Party Time Podcast, we talk about the what, why, and how of a spending fast, by replaying Episode 007 called “Spending fast challenge.” Sabrina and I are doing our third spending fast in three years as we felt led to recalibrate, refocus, and reenergize our finances towa…
In this episode, we continue our conversation about mental health and what we can learn from the Simone Biles situation. In Episode 028, we focused on those who are currently facing a mental health struggle of some kind. In this episode, we focus on those who are walking with someone or know someone…
In this episode, we finish part 2 of our Sabbath revisited conversation by talking about what you DO on the Sabbath. So much of the Sabbath conversation is around what you don’t do or shouldn’t do, but the Sabbath is a day for doing as well. This is a re-release of Episode 011. If you missed Part 1…
In Episode 023, we talk about the third and final part of our conversation called “Marriage on Mission.” Without an agreed upon mission to pursue, and values that define your marriage, it’s very easy for both spouses to pursue their own unspoken mission and values, which will create more conflict th…
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…
In this episode, we tackle the practice of creating, maintaining, and pursuing a bucket list (life goals, dreams list, etc.) “You don’t have to retire to live your dreams!” A bucket list is simply a list of places you want to go, things you want to do, or something you want to accomplish, and they d…
In Episode 011, Jeff and Sabrina finish part 2 of their Sabbath conversation by talking about what you DO on the Sabbath. So much of the Sabbath conversation is around what you don’t do or shouldn’t do, but the Sabbath is a day for doing as well. If you missed Part 1 of the series, you can go back a…
In Episode 008 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Jeff and Sabrina interview their friend and mentor Joe Sangl. Joe is the founder and president of I Was Broke, Now I’m Not, and he is helping people live fully funded and financially free lives all over the world. In our opinion, Joe is the best commun…
In this episode of The Naked Party Time Podcast, Jeff and Sabrina talk about the what, why, and how of a spending fast, and extend a challenge for all the listeners to join them on a spending fast, starting on October 1st. If you want to join the spending fast challenge you need to commit to at leas…
Sabrina and I are so excited to officially drop Episode 000 of The Naked Party Time Podcast, where we get real and raw about life, leadership, and love; while having lots of fun along the way. A HUGE shout out and thank you to Hayley Laban for the amazing artwork! In our podcast, we will talk about…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Anna, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Anna was nominated by Stephanie, our e:kidz Director who said this: “Anna has been serving in e:kidz since September of 2015. She has taught or lead in all the classrooms and is now a service captain for the 9am, “A” week service. Sh…
This past Sunday at Element Church we continued a sermon series called “Confessions Of A Pastor.” In this series, I’m just being honest with some struggles in my own life in the hopes that maybe it can help people overcome struggles in theirs. This week’s confession was, “I’ve wanted to quit being a…
With the conclusion of yesterday’s big game, another season has come to an end, one fan base is thrilled, another is devastated and everyone buys in again to the idea that “There’s always next year.” Unless of course you’re the Browns! But I digress. With all the money that floats around in professi…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Jay, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Jay was nominated by Steve, your Community Pastor, who said this: “Jay is an integral part of our Safety Team here at Element and we are all a little bit safer when he is on the watch. I am very grateful that he is on this team. More…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Tom, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Tom was nominated by our Youth Pastor, Brendan who said this: “Tom is a natural fit in Fusion. His ability to connect and lead students is incredible to watch, and having him as one of our small group leaders is a huge benefit to our…
This coming Monday, January 30th, Element Church will be hosting the Financial Learning Experience (FLE) with Joe Sangl . Joe is the president and founder of I Was Broke, Now I’m Not , and also the author of the book by the same title ( HERE ) and the author of Oxen . Joe is a passionate, gifted and…
Remember the old Gatorade commercial starring Michael Jordan? It had the jingle, “Like Mike, I wanna be like Mike.” Well, I think it’s time to change the jingle to “Like Steph, I wanna be like Steph.” Steph Curry has recently made headlines again, not for his video game like play on the court, but h…
Coming up on Monday, January 30th, Element Church will be hosting the Financial Learning Experience (FLE) with Joe Sangl . Joe is the president and founder of I Was Broke, Now I’m Not , and also the author of the book by the same title ( HERE ) and the author of Oxen . Joe is a passionate, gifted an…
The Word was in the Temple but the Temple wasn’t in the Word. [Tweet “The Word was in the Temple but the Temple wasn’t in the Word. “] I’ve been sitting on that one statement which was inspired by one verse from the Old Testament for quite some time now. It’s disturbing to me. It bothers me. It scar…
Happy New Year Element Church ! Don’t forget that we will NOT be having our regular Sunday worship experiences tomorrow on New Years Day. We are encouraging everyone to spend some extra time with their family, friends and loved ones. If you would still like to attend church tomorrow, please consider…
Hey Element Church ! I hope you had an amazing Christmas and are headed into 2017 with a fresh sense of hope and expectation. On Sunday, December 11th, we kicked off our annual year end giving opportunity called the “So That” offering. Since that Sunday, you have already generously given $46,763.38…
Merry Christmas Element Church and Happy New Year! Don’t forget that we will NOT be having our regular Sunday worship experiences on either Christmas Day or New Years Day. We are encouraging everyone to spend some extra time with their family, friends and loved ones. If you would still like to atten…
