24 Apr Life’s Sacred Moments
I learned early on as a Pastor that it is a privilege to get to be invited into some of what I call "life's sacred moments". One of those kind of moments is when someone is near or has reached the finish line of this...
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19 Apr Birthing A Message, Part 2
Continuing from the last post on this topic, I'll share with you some thoughts about why I believe that things like titles and graphics/artwork are so important to a message or series.I won't belabor the studies that show how overwhelmingly we learn and retain more...
17 Apr Birthing A Message
I've had a number of comments the last several days on messages from the last two Sundays. Click here to listen to them online. Good comments, and encouraging, with some curiosity to how it comes together for me each week.First of all, I want to...
05 Apr Rare Opportunity
I really want to encourage you to INVITE, INVITE, INVITE friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to this weekend's EASTER CELEBRATIONS on Sunday at 8:30 & 10:30 am.I am very excited about this year's theme ...
03 Apr I May Regret It
Just finished a LOONNGG day that I may regret tomorrow! Woke up at 4:15, showered (just to wake myself more), picked up my brother-in-law, and drove to Phoenix.There, he rented a moving truck and we loaded about an apartment's worth of furniture into it from...
26 Mar Good Friends
I mentioned earlier in the week a man named Andrew Favilla, whose wife, Laurel, is Pete Scazzero's assistant and is also the current Director of the Center for Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.Andrew works at Grand Central TERMINAL. I was reminded by Laurel at church this...
25 Mar Exciting Meeting
I keep forgetting to blog about the exciting Church Council Meeting I had the night before (Tuesday, March 20) I left for New York. No, seriously, it was an EXCITING meeting!!If you are a NewHeart member or regular attender, you might remember that last...
20 Mar Headed to New York
Tomorrow morning will come too early! 3:00 am early that is, and I haven't even STARTED packing!I'm headed to New York to attend the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Pastors & Leaders Conference at New Life Fellowship in Elmhurst (Queens), just east of Manhattan. I...
20 Mar Waiting …. Part 2
Well, Sunday came and went, and went very well I might add. My anxiety was for nothing (as is often the case!).In all actuality, our services were POWERFUL because of the waiting. It was beautiful to watch the Holy Spirit speak such congruous...
18 Mar Waiting ….
It's Saturday night, and I can hardly wait to bring tomorrow's message. We've been in a series called, "Turning Challenges Into Miracles." Based on a word the Lord gave us early this year that this would be a year of challenges, but also...