I started blogging in college with the intention to make it a frequent part of my life. I’ve enjoyed writing for a long time, and I set out with great intentions. Needless to say, it wasn’t long before I was missing the mark in several ways, the least of which has been inconsistency in posting. Every once in a while, I begin posting with a “renewed commitment” to post every day, or every other day, or once a week, or...

That’s right. There is no “off the clock,” there’s no “off duty,” there’s no “time off” when you’re a leader. For the past couple of months, I’ve had a group of Sr. High guys from RSM (that’s Refuge Student Ministry, our teen ministry here at FCC) that I’ve met with to talk about, study, and grow in leadership. One of the things that I hope is being communicated...

Saw this video this morning on DC Curry’s blog. How lucky is this...

Every couple of days for the next 2 weeks or so, I’m going to write a post about one of the songs from the CD that we’ll be releasing soon. I wrote all but one of the songs on the record, and I really hope you’ll be moved by them as much as I enjoyed writing them. To understand this song, there’s someone you need to meet. Her name is Ellah. She’s a 6-year-old girl from Zimbabwe. She has the same birthday as I do, November...

No, I didn’t misspell “religion.” I spelled it that way on purpose. Over the past year, I’ve become very passionate about something. It really bugs me that more and more church leaders are telling people that religion is bad, and that God doesn’t want us to be religious, and that we don’t have to be religious to please God, or any variation of this idea. And I’ve become passionate about showing how...

Every couple of days for the next 2 weeks or so, I’m going to write a post about one of the songs from the CD that we’ll be releasing soon. I wrote all but one of the songs on the record, and I really hope you’ll be moved by them as much as I enjoyed writing them. THIS IS HOME When I was growing up, I was pretty tight with my great-grandma Hilda. She would watch me when I was pretty little. She and my great-grandpa lived in an...

This morning, our services at FCC were cancelled, and I know a number of other churches in our area (and hundreds of churches all over the place) were cancelled as well. Hopefully even when that’s the case, you find a chance to spend a few minutes worshiping on your own or with family. Here are some thoughts that will hopefully help inspire your worship...