Sometimes I envy the way God speaks to other people. I hear someone talking about what God told them or words he gave them for someone else and I think I must be missing something. Why doesn't God speak to me like that? He might....
You won’t hear God’s voice if you think he doesn't speak. My mom said God told her “you are completely healed”. Then she died a few weeks later. At first I questioned my mom’s hearing. Then I questioned God’s speaking. Does he still talk to people...
"Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" 1 Cor. 15:14 We live in a world where sound bites and video clips are edited and made to say whatever someone wants them to say. Words taken out of context can say...
Jesus does a lot of walking in the gospels. It’s a good thing too. Half of his life-altering encounters with people happened when he was walking by. Had he been in a car, he might have stopped for gas in Jericho, but he might never...
I used to feel guilty for not “doing family devotions”. Parents who homeschooled their kids (or at least were on top of their schoolwork) intimidated me. People assume because I am a pastor that I have powerful times of prayer with my wife and that...
I just spent the last week walking around DC, Gettysburg and New York City with a hundred other parents and 8th grade students. We packed a lot of touring and learning into eight days, and I was amazed at how smoothly everything went and how...
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms...
I think the easy assumption since I’m a pastor is that I want everyone to come to my church. I really don’t. We don’t actually have enough room for the people we already have. But my church isn’t a place anyway. It’s a people. We...
Rain from heaven is changing everything. The hills are blanketed in green herbs, grass, mushrooms and flowers. Life is flourishing. The drought is ending. No matter how much we irrigate, nothing beats a good soaking from above! That’s how it feels at Mountain View Church too!...
God isn't stingy. He's the most generous being in the universe. He already gave us what was most valuable - whether considered from the perspective of the Son (who gave his life) or from the Father (who gave his son). If you need money to...
