I wrote this blog post back in January 2011. It keeps coming to mind, so I thought I’d repost it. Since November 2010, it seems as if the accelerator pedal has become stuck and leaves me wondering if a Toyota-esque recall is due. As I review this past post, the challenge is taking my own [...]
September 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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New Song: Open Up The Heavens
We introduced the new worship song, Open Up The Heavens by the Vertical Worship Band this past Sunday at Community of Hope. We only add 1-2 new songs per month to our rotation. As such, I have to be very intentional about which songs to add. Between the constant release of new music and suggestions [...]
August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Prayer For A Big And Wonderful Day
Today is Maisie’s first day of Kindergarten! I’ve been practicing getting up early with her for the past two weeks in preparation. I’m not sure which one of us has had a more difficult time adjusting! This morning I decided to get up a little extra early so I could get myself ready for the [...]
August 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
VBS Cave
If I could add a subtitle to this post it would probably be: An example of my lack of moderation and ability to scale. Because every VBS needs a 8ft by 7ft cave, right?! The theme this year for VBS was “Operation Overboard” and was full of undersea imagery. We relied heavily on environmental projection to [...]
July 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
Reminders
I wrote this earlier this month and didn’t post it. But I think it’s just as applicable today as any other day. ***** It’s easy to forget. When you go through a season of pain and heartache and come out on the other side with tremendous blessing, it’s easy to forget how hard it was. [...]
July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Magnification
I know of a church where the person in roughly the same type of role I am in is given the title, Pastor of Magnification. In full disclosure, I’ve often thought that sounds like a funny title. Change the word ‘pastor’ to ‘minister’ and it sounds like something from the Harry Potter series. But this [...]
July 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A Sunday Experiment
Summer is an interesting time in the life of a church. Between seasonal activities and vacations, you just never know who is going to be around! In trying to schedule music and tech teams each week, sometimes I have to get a little more creative over the summer. (I actually like this because it means [...]
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Up A Creek
She was just a normal Hebrew woman. There is no record of her hearing from God in an audible voice. She never became queen or had much power. She just had a family. Pretty average. But then she became pregnant. And this was potentially a problem. Pharaoh had given strict orders that all boys born [...]
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Intangibles
A professional sports team wants to win a championship. So they look through the statistics and try to attract the best players at their positions with large contracts. On paper, the team appears destined to be far and above the best team in the league. But then the season starts. The team is winning most [...]
June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Are There People Like Me?
Are there people like me here? The weight of that question cannot be overstated. It affects where we live, where we shop, the groups we belong to, the politicians we support, the clothing we wear, the forms of entertainment we seek, and yes, even the church we are a part of. And I don’t necessarily [...]
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