Tag: Jerusalem

The Rise & Fall of Worship

A Quick Question about Worship What needs to fall in your heart and life so that worship can rise? Indiana Jones Like many of you, I’m excited about the new…



Jesus at the Center of our Purpose

Purpose: Love in Action When all is said and done, what do you want to be true of you? Love cannot remain by itself – it has no meaning. Love…



Invite: Jesus at the Center of Every Invitation

Come and See In 2005 me and Alisha built our very first home. During our first year of marriage we lived in a one bedroom apartment. After that we lived…



Passion

Passion: From Familiarity to Intimacy In a recent book called, Resilient, Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church, Valerie Bell says this… “If our young people are going…



Ever go the wrong direction?

One Way Streets Do you need to change direction? I remember when I turned 16 years old and got my driver’s license, I found myself driving downtown. It seems like…



Peace on Earth: The Path to Peace

Finding the Path to Peace How do you find the path to peace during the Christmas season? You’ve probably heard this, but I love how one person described the Christmas…



jesus, we want to see you

Jesus, I Want to See You

The Holy Land Back in October of last year, Alisha and I were blessed with an absolutely incredible opportunity to travel to Israel, to literally walk where Jesus walked, to…



seeing Jesus Christ Son of the living God

seeing Jesus

Can You See? This past week my wife and I were blessed beyond measure to travel to the Holy Land with Passion to see where Jesus lived, loved, died &…



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Moved to Pray

Original Intent When what is intended as one thing becomes a different thing we have to ask ourselves if it’s the right thing. I was reminded of this recently when…



through the waters of baptism

Through the Water: The First Baptisms

1500 Years Later… In my last post, we talked about the defining moment in the life of Israel… the Exodus. With all of that history in mind I want you…