This past weekend at Refuge we brushed up on the story of Jonah. I took some extra time to point out something about Jonah’s story that struck me for the first time. Jonah, if you don’t know, is the guy who God called to go to the city of Ninevah (a center of corruption in that day) and let them know that if they didn’t clean up their act, He was going to wipe them out. Jonah didn’t see that as the best option for...

At the moment, I’m sitting in Panera enjoying some coffee and typing on my blog, because I’m told that’s what 8 out of 10 “hip young youth pastors” do in their free time. Got a new Sony HD video camera today, and I’m pretty excited about it. I went ahead and bought one today because there are a bunch of things happening at FCC that I’m pretty excited about, and I want to not only be able to remember...

You might have wondered why we take communion every week at FCC. Or maybe you’re wondering what’s up with the idea of taking communion in the first place? It may be brand new to you. Let me sum up, in a nutshell, what communion is and what it means. As for the what, at FCC, our communion emblems consist of a small piece of unleavened bread and a little plastic cup of grape juice. We don’t believe (as some religious groups...