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…
If you’re looking at taking your finances to the next level in 2016, then you need to be a part of these two incredible opportunities coming up at Element Church . On Monday and Tuesday, February 1st and 2nd, Joe Sangl from I Was Broke Now I’m Not is going to be at our church for a Financial Learnin…
This week at Element Church we are starting a new sermon series called “Prepare.” When it comes to faith, family or finances most people have some idea of where they’d like to be in the future. We know where we want to end up, but we don’t always do the hard work today to get there. In this series,…
I want this to define my “asks” in 2016. By the way, be very careful how you say that word in quotations. HA! I wrote this blog back in August, but thought as we close out 2015, it would be a good reminder as we start asking God for things in 2016: If God gave us what we asked for would it be wasted…
Hey Element Church ! 2015 has been an incredible year for us and it’s hard to believe we are two days out from closing the books on it! First of all, I wanted to thank everyone who has been so generous this year. Because you are a faithful and generous people, we are closing out the year ahead of bu…
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…
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…
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…
For one week in August the people of Element Church went ALL OUT to show God’s love to our city in tangible ways. From “just because” acts of generosity, like giving out free ice cream sandwiches, to “because it’s just” events like the Back To School Bash, which served families in need, I Heart Chey…
