I recently heard Greg McKeown, the author of a book called “Essentialism,” speak at a conference. In his book he points out the word “priority” has been around for many hundreds of years. But we only pluralized this word within recent decades. Fascinating! Today, because of our pace of life, we have lost track of […]
Over the past six months, I have consulted with churches and communicators about the effectiveness of their messages. Some messages are incredibly powerful, and some are not, which leads to the question, “What is the difference between a perfect message and a powerful message?” Let me answer this question through these lenses:
Recently my wife, Rene Clark, and I did some team teaching at Parkview Christian Church. Parkview is a multi-site church of 9,000 weekend attenders in the Chicagoland area where I am stoked to be a teaching pastor. We have spent time teaching together in the past, but I have never shared any of our rhythm […]
I just launched the “BAGGAGE” series at Parkview Christian Church. Parkview is a multi-site church of 9,000 weekend attenders in the Chicago-land area. I am honored to be part of the teaching team and find myself traveling from Huntington Beach, California to be with the Parkview crew 12-15 weekends a year. In the first 10 […]
This past weekend at Parkview Christian Church in the Chicagoland area I shared this message about many world religions. Including Christianity, Jehovah Witness, Mormonism, Islam, Hinduism and Scientology. If you have have been told by a friend or family member or thought to yourself … As long as your a good person, you’ll be fine. […]
In the past few months both Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant have announced their retirements. Peyton Manning, in his press conference, referred to the number 18 he has worn on his back for the past 18 seasons. “There’s something about 18 years – 18 is a good number,” said Manning. He also uttered the words that […]
Did you know that it’s not wrong or sinful to get angry. You will have moments of anger enter your life. It is normal. The command, specifically in the Bible, is not don’t ever get angry. Paul says in Ephesians … Eph. 4:26-27 – “In your anger do not sin” Do not let the sun […]
How do we experience joy in such a crazy, hectic, often lonely and sad season? On the weekend of December 5/6 I kicked off our “Christmas at the Movies” series at Christ’s Church of the Valley. The following is a full HD message about the movie ELF and the topic is JOY! Since its release […]
This post you are about to read was inspired by a message I heard many years ago by Andy Stanley. Through the years Andy’s unique outlook on common Bible passages has inspired me. I hope this article will inspire you this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Have you heard the story of the 10 lepers who […]
I am currently in the Dominican Republic with a cohort of pastors on a “Next Level Leaders Retreat” sponsored by GO Ministries. It has been an amazing week experiencing multiple expressions of culture shaping local ministry. God is at work through the church plants, seminary, nutrition centers, sports teams, kingdom businesses, medical centers and local […]
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