We studied Isaiah 53:1-5 this week in Collide, our Wednesday youth service. It was a powerful time and God really spoke through me and I was wiped afterwards. Week in and week out we see people come in to the church and leave completely unchanged. They profess Christianity but they wallow in their sins daily [...]
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The Nails
Posted: April 9, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, ReligionTags: apathy, church, crucifixion, hypocrites, Jesus, Life, Resurrection, sin, the gospel, watered down gospel
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Down from the Mountain
Posted: March 23, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, Religion, UncategorizedTags: Acquire the Fire, Christians, church, God, Ministry, mountaintop, people, preaching, youth, Youth Ministry
Having just come back from an amazing weekend with our youth group it is an easy thing to get down. After all we experienced coming back down to reality is a little depressing. Most of us in the ministry recognize this as a mountaintop experience and understand the brutality of the realization that we have [...]
Green with Envy
Posted: March 17, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, Religion, UncategorizedTags: Big Churches, church, Envy, Ministry, Pastors, Small Churches
I want to add a disclaimer to the front of this post that I did not intend to do a “green” post on St Patricks Day. But hey here we are let’s go for it. I have been pondering this issue of envy for a while. I will be honest it isn’t because I recognize [...]
The Final Unleash Word
Posted: March 7, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, ReligionTags: church, Ministry, New Spring, NewSpring, Perry Noble, Unleash
After all was said and done I LOVED Unleash. I have a new respect for NewSpring Church and affirmed respect for Perry Noble. That being said I wanted to address the controversial jab that Perry made at his critics during the second session. If you weren’t there and haven’t heard let’s just leave it as [...]
UNleash Mind Dump (Part 2)
Posted: March 6, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, ReligionTags: church, Conference, God, leadership, Ministry, New Spring, NewSpring, Perry Noble, Reflections, Unleash
I was supposed to do this yesterday but I took the day off and spent some quality time with my wife which was much needed. I probably have never said this here but my wife ROCKS (and is hot to boot) Ok here it goes God can give you a sloppy wet kiss or a [...]
Unleash Mind Dump (Part 1)
Posted: March 4, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Ministry, Philosophy, Reading, Religion, UncategorizedTags: church, New Spring, NewSpring, Perry Noble, Unleash
So I went to UNLEASH at NewSpring today and let me say……AMAZING. I am very inspire and ready to charge hell with a water pistol. So this is my mind dump and recap of the highlights. Don’t be a parent who let’s your fears hold your children back–this does apply to church and how we [...]
PATIENCE
Posted: March 3, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Philosophy, Religion, familyTags: bible, Christ, God, love, Patience
In today’s “give it to me now” culture, Patience is a lost art form. We want our food faster, our information faster our degrees faster and our success faster. But not only do we want it faster we always want it our way. The motto for this generation could be “give it to me my [...]
UnCertain
Posted: February 23, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Religion, UncategorizedIt happens every day. An unexpected event in someone’s life that sends them into a spin almost out of control. In the times we live in nothing it seems is certain. Families break apart, jobs are lost, possessions get destroyed. It is no wonder that so many people are so stressed out. The problem, however, [...]
The Difference Maker
Posted: January 20, 2010 by passionburnswithin in Life, ReligionTags: church, leadership
I saw a commercial for a new Kenmore washing machine the other night and it brought back memories of some early days working the floor in the Hardware and Tools Dept at SEARS. In those days SEARS was beginning a downhill slide and I left right before a major shake up of management and corporate [...]
The Future
Posted: November 30, 2009 by passionburnswithin in Life, Ministry, Religion, family, parentingTags: children, church, Future, Minsitry, Next
What is the one thing essential to the survival of our civilization? What one thing if left uncared for and ignored will result in a complete and utter destruction of everything we have worked to accomplish? The answer is CHILDREN. If a society does not care for and raise up children with values and integrity [...]
