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"Let's get healthy together" challenge
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 10
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 9
- “Lets get healthy together” challenge – Week 8
- “Lets get healthy together” challenge – Week 7
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 6
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 5
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 4
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 3
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 2
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 1
- Join me in the “Let’s get healthy together” challenge!
3 key ingredients of a caring community series
40 Days of Community series
- Sermon Synopsis 11/16 – How can we express our love to God?
- Sermon Synopsis 11/8 – Serving together
- Sermon Synopsis 10/25 – How to help each other grow through affirmation
- Sermon Synopsis 10/18 – What destroys relationships and what builds them
- Sermon Synopsis 10/4 – Living out the gospel together
- Sermon Synopsis 9/27 – Why we need each other
Attender or Belonger? series
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 6 Belonging helps us fulfill our life mission
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 5 Belonging helps us find our ministry
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 4 Belonging helps us fortify our faith
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 3 Belonging helps us face life’s problems
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 2 Belonging helps us focus on God
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 1
Being a pastor
- A dose of inspiration
- Who takes care of the pastor when they are hurting?
- Great friends + God’s provision =
- The Nines 9/9/9
- Mad Church Disease Group Blogging Project Day 4
- Another Group Blogging Project
- Suffering from a holy hangover …
- “With open hands” – Building our community impact
- “Higher calling” or just “calling”?
- Bringing every thought [and project] into captivity
- Great new website for Pastors
- Am I just what I do? Part 2
- Am I just what I do?
- The Contemplative Pastor
- Pastors.com
- 3 ways I am personally refresing myself
- Walking in Memphis
- What if it doesn’t walk like a duck, look like a duck and sound like a duck . . . can it still be a duck?
Blog carnivals
- Let those who know tell those who don’t!
- Choose to yield first
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions
- Treasured baggage
- 7 dangers of not having goals
- God doesn’t love a future version of you
- Renewal begins in the mind
- Is peace possible?
- 5 ways to beat the winter blues
- Hilarious video: My Blackberry is broken
- 3 attitudes that steal away our gratitude
- Irreconcilable differences?
- Healing takes time
- Community and Brokenness
- 2 ways our hope can bring us joy
- Summer is for making memories
- 2 things that keep us from being compassionate
- 3 ways to experience joy in our lives
- Self-control is more than just self-help
- Is God good all the time?
- Help for Haiti challenge
- Being the church seven days a week
- How to grieve well
Blogging
- Top 10 posts of 2012
- 7 questions to ask before hitting Publish
- 5 year blogiversary giveaway
- 1 surefire way to get your blog promoted
- Top 10 posts of 2011
- Overcoming writer’s block
- 4 year blogiversary celebration and giveaway
- How is your blog found by web search engines?
- 7 awesome WordPress plugins
- Creating a comment policy
- Switching from Blogger to WordPress
- Top 10 posts of 2010
- Questions about blogging and blog reading
- 3 year Blogiversary Celebration Giveaway #3
- 3 year Blogiversary Celebration Giveaway #2
- 3 year blogiversary celebration (and 3 giveaways)
- Why I chose to monetize my blog
- 14 great social bookmarking sites
- 3 action steps to take when your blog stats drop
- 3 ways to use Facebook to promote your blog
- Blogging is all about the numbers
- Are you obsessed with blog statistics?
- Are you Digging it?
- 3 reasons why I use StumbleUpon
- To schedule tweets or to not schedule tweets?
- I am taking a break from blogging …
- 3 ways social media has impacted my life
- Check out my new Facebook page!
- Any monkey can blog, right?
- My blog readers rock!
- How do you share blog posts that you like?
- How do you use Twitter?
- 3 things bloggers should learn from Shaun White
- One simple way to get more visitors to your blog
- Three ways to encourage a blogger
- Top ten posts for January 2010
- Top ten posts and sermons from 2009
- October’s Top Ten Posts
- Shooting the Breeze turns two!
- Why I use Twitter
- The best way to kill a blog is . . .
- Favourite posts from 2008
- Let’s share some link love!
- I’ve joined HighCallingBlogs.com!
- Shooting the Breeze turns ONE!
- Twitter mania
- Twitter dee and Twitter dum
- Confession time
Book club
- Questioning God
- Responding to a crisis of faith
- Faith should change our attitude!
- 5 ways to restore margin in physical energy
- 10 ways to restore margin in emotional energy
- Margin requires great effort
- One more thing won’t hurt syndrome
- 3 ways to manage stress
- We live in an unprecedented day with unprecedented problems
- 5 ways progress sabotages margin
- Marginless living
- Quit living someone else’s life
- Quit faulty thinking
- Quit overfunctioning
- Quit blaming
- Quit denying anger, sadness and fear
- Quit dying to the wrong things
- Quit lying
- Quit being afraid of what others think
- Can quitting ever be considered good?
- Book Giveaway: I quit
- There is no “easy button” to push in life
- Our lives are full but we are unfulfilled
- The waiting game
- When everything seems hopeless
- What is your idol?
- You can only be loved to the extent that you are known
- How do you respond when you hit a wall?
- Is God a vending machine?
- God is more interested in our character than our comfort
- Our fears establish the limits of our life
- How to overcome barriers in our life
- The illusion of control
- Don’t run, lean on God
- Everyone has shattered dreams
- Plan B Giveaway Winners and Book Club Details
- Plan B Giveaway and Book Club
- Lebron James and the pursuit of happiness
- Worry is not your friend
- How can I forgive when it hurts so much?
- 2 truths we need to remember when we are hurting
- He loves me, He loves me not
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 8
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 7
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 6
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 5
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 4
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 3
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 2
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 1
Books
- As You Wish
- Interview with author Frank Peretti and book giveaway
- How do you live in the “common” times of life?
- God is closer than you think
- Questioning God
- Responding to a crisis of faith
- Faith should change our attitude!
- 5 ways to restore margin in physical energy
- The me I don’t want to be
- 10 ways to restore margin in emotional energy
- What are your God moments?
- Margin requires great effort
- One more thing won’t hurt syndrome
- 3 ways to manage stress
- We live in an unprecedented day with unprecedented problems
- 5 ways progress sabotages margin
- How to live life without regrets
- Marginless living
- Quit living someone else’s life
- Quit faulty thinking
- Quit overfunctioning
- Quit blaming
- Quit denying anger, sadness and fear
- Quit dying to the wrong things
- Quit lying
- Quit being afraid of what others think
- Can quitting ever be considered good?
- Book Giveaway: I quit
- There is no “easy button” to push in life
- Is poverty spiritual?
- Our lives are full but we are unfulfilled
- The waiting game
- Who do you think you are?
- When everything seems hopeless
- What is your idol?
- You can only be loved to the extent that you are known
- Finding emotional rest
- How do you respond when you hit a wall?
- Is God a vending machine?
- God is more interested in our character than our comfort
- Our fears establish the limits of our life
- How to overcome barriers in our life
- The illusion of control
- Don’t run, lean on God
- Everyone has shattered dreams
- Plan B Giveaway Winners and Book Club Details
- Plan B Giveaway and Book Club
- Do you live with false guilt?
- The Grace of God: Review and Giveaway
- 5 characteristics of a friend who cares
- Community is a fellowship of mutual care
- Lebron James and the pursuit of happiness
- Worry is not your friend
- How can I forgive when it hurts so much?
- 2 truths we need to remember when we are hurting
- He loves me, He loves me not
- Book giveaway: Transforming Church in Rural America
- I’m giving away a copy of Stuff Christians Like
- Brokenness and Blessing
- Win a free book!
- Direction determines destination
- What I needed to remember today …
- What am I doing right now that requires faith?
- Is the term “lukewarm Christian” an oxymoron?
- Do we believe that victory is guaranteed?
- “Deadly Viper Character Assassins” Promo Video
- Guest Blogger – Greg Bolt
- Guest blogger – Jason Stasyszen
- Guest blogger – Peter Pollock
- Guest blogger – Jeremy Jernigan
- Guest blogger – Darren Herbold
- Mad Church Disease Group Blogging Project Day 4
- Another Group Blogging Project
- “Eyes Wide Open: See and live the real you” Book Review
- How can churches attract “fans” and keep them?
- Was Jesus a heretic?
- Tribes: A Group Blogging Project
- Three dangerous prayers to keep us growing
- Do a few things well
- Are you more afraid of missing opportunities than making mistakes?
- How do you handle your failures?
- Are you pursuing a God-ordained passion?
- Living dangerously for God
- Some final thoughts on grieving
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 5: Let the old birth the new
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 4: Climb the ladder of humility
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 3: Embrace the gift of limits
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 2: Wait in the confusing in-between
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 1: Pay attention
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 4
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 3
- More self evaluation . . .
- Being one among many
- Bringing every thought [and project] into captivity
- Does integrity matter when playing sports or games?
- When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box
- The Contemplative Pastor
- What does your church REALLY value?
- Why does your church exist?
- Decreasing for His Purpose
- The Emotionally Healthy Church
- Would you let go of the rope?
- I feel GOOD!
- My reading list
- Taking the Initiative Against Daydreaming
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 8
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 7
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 6
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 5
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 4
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 3
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 2
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 1
- Love & Respect
- Freedom from bondage
Charity:Water
Christian living
- God loves to use the failures
- God loves to use the unlikely
- God loves to use the insecure
- I doubt God can use me
- 4 ways to worship God
- Are you suffering from spiritual congestion?
- Stepping out in faith is hard
- 2 principles that we can apply to our lives when we have doubts
- 3 common reasons why doubts emerge in our lives
- How to keep your faith in hard times
- Why should we show kindness?
- 3 powerful Good Friday videos
- The depth of God’s love for us
- How do we overcome the fear of losing control? Part 2
- There is no reason for us to feel worthless or insignificant
- What it means to be a child of God
- God desires that we become a child of God
- What we believe about ourselves will influence our behaviour
- We can trust God
- 3 implications of God’s faithfulness on our lives
- God is faithful
- 4 ways to honour others
- Do you struggle to honour others?
- 2 reasons why John Ortberg is my favourite author
- 4 reasons why a Christian should be part of a local church
- 2 ways to overcome the fear of rejection
- Pay attention to the condition of your heart!
- 3 steps to have peace
- Our world is starving for love
- Pride destroys relationships
- One word
- 4 reasons why unity is important in the church
- What do you need to unlearn?
- I belong to God!
- In Christ we are God’s workmanship
- What are you putting off doing because it isn’t convenient for you?
- All of us are inclined to ignore certain people in our life
- 2 ways to honour the overlooked this Christmas
- 4 things needed to get in shape spiritually
- The Lord is my shepherd
- The touch of God
- Disconnected from God
- God’s timing or my timing?
- What would you sacrifice your life for?
- Let go of stinking thinking
- Jesus is with us in every frame
- Do you ever think that you are stronger than you actually are?
- 6 words that will enable us to overcome any obstacle
- Favourite Links Friday: 6 incredible posts worth checking out!
- The power of water is in your hands
- 4 ways to have contentment
- There is a wonderful power available for the Christian
- Our shortcomings do not make us a failure
- What goes around doesn’t always come around
- Don’t give up!
- What are you thankful for today?
- A huge help for building rhythm into our lives
- 3 wise choices we need to make
- 2 things that prevent us from believing that God loves us
- God’s love is permanent and unchanging
- Our thoughts are the key to real change
- A lie believed as truth will affect you as if it is true
- Do you believe the lie that you can’t change?
- What we do doesn’t define who we are
- When we come to the Lord we find rest!
- People respond to guilt in different ways
- What is impossible with men is possible with God!
- Do you have proximity with God or intimacy with God?
- When we fear God we will be forever ruined
- When we fear God we will obey Him without any conditions
- What does it mean to fear God?
- How to break the shackles of shame
- God doesn’t want our meaningless rituals
- Cheers and the local church
- How do we get beyond being anxious?
- How to keep our joy in our relationship with God
- How to have joy even in the midst of hard times
- Jesus, Friend of Sinners
- Who would you give your life for?
- Stop going through the motions
- Bringing up there down here
- We must be willing to give up everything
- 4 reasons to praise and thank God
- We don’t have to live with a feeling of condemnation
- Throw off everything that hinders your spiritual progress
- 2 blessings of partnering
- 4 qualities of effective prayer
- Do you live your life with intentionality?
- Great friends are a blessing
- Guiding principles for practicing God’s presence every day
- God moves in mysterious ways
- It is good to be loved
- Do you see God’s presence in the people around you?
- What we should remember on Good Friday
- As You Wish
- Persistence and Perseverance
- Are you giving your best to God?
- Be an encourager today
- How do you live in the “common” times of life?
- Learn contentment by counting your blessings
- Contentment comes from within
- Live with contentment by resisting comparisons
- The disease of discontentment
- Be-living the Gospel
- God is closer than you think
- My God turns darkness into light
- Spiritual growth is not automatic – it is intentional
- 8 practical ways to practice patience
- 4 ways to find rest during times of pressure
- Spiritual growth is proven more by behaviour than by beliefs
- Valentine’s Day reflection: God’s love never fails!
- 5 ways to have a nervous breakdown
- Are you trapped or free?
- The power of one
- Show your love for God by giving to Him
- Show your love for God by listening to Him
- Show your love for God by talking to Him
- God made you so He could love you
- Write your hurts in the sand, carve your blessings in stone!
- Missing opportunities
- Be dynamic for God
- Be delighted in God
- Be directed by God
- A life changing resolution
- Surrender
- Divine delays and detours
- Looking back at 2011
- It is easier to complain than to rejoice
- What is your spiritual type?
- Get God’s take on your interruptions
- Expect your best laid plans to be interrupted
- Music is a great source of inspiration
- Questioning God
- Responding to a crisis of faith
- Faith should change our attitude!
- Reflecting Jesus
- Count your blessings
- The power of a simple gift
- God doesn’t make junk!
- Let those who know tell those who don’t!
- Is God’s grace really sufficient?
- Words of death or words of life?
- God isn’t finished with us yet
- Compassion counteracts apathy
- I don’t want to go through the motions
- The beauty of radical grace
- What brings your soul satisfaction?
- Many Christians are only living a mere existence
- The 10 Day Give Challenge
- Some of us have the audacity to want more
- Christians have perfected the fine art of faking it
- The me I don’t want to be
- What are your God moments?
- Don’t give up (you are loved)
- Silence is necessary in a world of noise
- God helps us handle what we are given
- Building a fort around our blessings
- Small acts of faith can make a huge difference
- Immersed
- 3 Questions That Will Change You
- 5 characteristics of a hero
- Quit living someone else’s life
- How should we respond when our world gets turned upside down?
- Quit faulty thinking
- Find the courage to ask for help
- Prayer is a learned behaviour
- Quit overfunctioning
- Does anyone care?
- Finding strength in difficult times
- Please be my strength
- Milestones and markers
- The greatest pain in life is not to die but to be ignored
- Following Jesus is easy?
- What is regeneration?
- Feeling inadequate
- I cannot change. I am hopeless.
- Judgment is God’s responsibility, not ours!
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions
- Those who fail deserve to be punished
- Nothing hurts quite like the message of rejection
- There is no “easy button” to push in life
- Is poverty spiritual?
- Our lives are full but we are unfulfilled
- Independence or Interdependence?
- Dreaming big with God
- Who do you think you are?
- When everything seems hopeless
- What is your idol?
- Treasured baggage
- 6 ways to practice the presence of God throughout your day
- Our world needs more gentleness!
- How do you respond when you hit a wall?
- God blesses faithfulness
- Is God a vending machine?
- 3 faces of courage
- God is more interested in our character than our comfort
- God doesn’t love a future version of you
- Why celebrate?
- Jump In
- Fighting Fire
- How forgiveness transcended tragedy
- Our fears establish the limits of our life
- Sacrificing passion for peace
- We can change the world with kindness
- How to overcome barriers in our life
- Are you an impatient person?
- The illusion of control
- Renewal begins in the mind
- A very dangerous phrase
- Don’t run, lean on God
- 5 things to pray for in 2011
- Everyone has shattered dreams
- What is the difference between joy and happiness?
- I have everything I need for joy!
- I hate judgmental people
- The problem is with us, not with God!
- Live with anticipation
- What are your goals for 2011?
- Reflections on 2010
- Do you live with false guilt?
- The power of recognition
- The problem with accountability
- Seek a fresh touch from God this Christmas
- An example of obedience – Joseph
- Today, is a perfect day for a perfect day!
- Do you play the blame game?
- How to build trust in a group
- 3 ways to be an active learner
- Time Off
- Google, God, and Filling in the Blanks
- Risking grace
- Living a life of faith is like walking on a tightrope
- 3 attitudes that steal away our gratitude
- Irreconcilable differences?
- Faith is an amazing life-giver
- May God bless you with discomfort
- Do you see your work as a calling?
- Do you look at life through positive or negative eyes?
- A remedy that will help turn the world upside down
- Do you believe that God can use you despite your flaws?
- What does your face say to people?
- 5 characteristics of a friend who cares
- The gap between knowing and doing
- The most courageous way to live
- Healing takes time
- Life = Risk
- Was Jesus an interrupter?
- With God’s help I can . . .
- Community and Brokenness
- Unexpected Encouragement
- How do we deal with the loss of loved ones who die with no faith?
- Where would I be today without God’s amazing grace?
- 2 ways our hope can bring us joy
- 3 qualities of an encourager
- 3 principles for resolving conflicts
- How do you respond to issues when they arise?
- Smiling Through Tears
- I’m Scared To Guest Post
- Trash or Treasure?
- Have you ever had your plans not work out?
- Is the journey more important than the destination?
- Community is a fellowship of mutual care
- Where does our help come from?
- How do you move on after a tragedy?
- Why God? Why?!?
- 3 ways to build margin into our lives
- Lebron James and the pursuit of happiness
- Who can you reach out to today?
- Say what you mean and mean what you say
- Worry is not your friend
- It is infinitely easier to quit than to endure
- How can I forgive when it hurts so much?
- Who can you run alongside of and cheer on today?
- 2 truths we need to remember when we are hurting
- 2 things that keep us from being compassionate
- What is your greatest fear?
- Do you believe in God but not in prayer?
- Why me Lord?
- He loves me, He loves me not
- Is something missing in your life?
- Life is a marathon, not a sprint
- Why can’t we?
- 3 ways to experience joy in our lives
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, reckless words and apologizing
- 8 things we need to quit
- Can we find quiet in the midst of all the noise?
- How are you filling the blank pages called your life?
- Just a little chat
- Christianity is no laughing matter (or is it?)
- Get a Firm Grip
- Self-control is more than just self-help
- This song is rocking my world
- Do you struggle to ask others for help?
- 2 practical ways to pursue gentleness in our lives
- You can’t steal second with your foot on first
- The Letter
- There is so much we will never understand.
- Does profanity have a place in your vocabulary?
- Looking for acceptance in all the wrong places
- Do You Share God’s Heart?
- Most Christians are not faithful
- One Word at a Time … Paths
- Charging at Giants
- 4 attitudes that destroy our spiritual passion
- Is God good all the time?
- Who is part of your support network?
- The Olympics, snowboarding and second chances
- 4 reasons to get an assessment of yourself
- What Heroes taught me about bitterness and anger
- Please continue to give to Haiti!
- Fingerprint Friday: God’s thoughts about you!
- A little becomes a lot when we all do our part!
- Help for Haiti challenge update (and a new challenge!)
- Help for Haiti challenge
- Brokenness and Community
- Brokenness and Blessing
- What are your goals for 2010?
- Reflecting on 2009
- Jesus You’re all I need
- Do you over commit yourself?
- Being the church seven days a week
- An important truth I learned from the Chicago Bulls
- Direction determines destination
- How to grieve well
- I’m so glad I am part of the family of God!
- Jesus took God’s wrath for me
- Why do we miss opportunities?
- Running on E
- Advocacy versus Accountability
- God’s grace is amazing!
- What I needed to remember today …
- The Black Eyed Peas and Evangelism
- What can you ascribe to the Lord today?
- How to help each other grow through admitting our mistakes
- How to help each other grow through prayer
- Insecurity destroys relationships
- What am I doing right now that requires faith?
- Our thoughts will affect our actions
- Is the term “lukewarm Christian” an oxymoron?
- Give thanks
- Can you praise God in the storm?
- Obedience to me is …
- How do we live out the gospel together?
- The ministry of presence
- Some food for thought about the church
- We Throw It Away and God Still Loves Us
- Church should be like a redeemed version of the culture we live in
- A lesson I learned from September 11, 2001
- Let your gentleness be evident to ALL today!
- The Nines 9/9/9
- Why would they want what we have?
- I want to know Christ!
- Is God your hero?
- Serve someone today
- How has music influenced you?
- What does it mean to BE the church?
- We are the church 24/7
- My prayer for you
- We need partners in life
- God’s love is ______________.
- My terrible, horrible, no good, very bad afternoon
- Christ humbled Himself for us
- Some hard hitting words …
- How to have a STRONG body
- Is Jesus the King of Kings or Kook of Kooks?
- Make a difference to one
- How often do we “crash” in life because of pride?
- What do you do when you find yourself in a “fog”?
- I don’t want to go if You’re not with me …
- God is teaching me to be flexible
- Who or what does your heart belong to?
- Happy Father’s Day!
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 6 Belonging helps us fulfill our life mission
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 5 Belonging helps us find our ministry
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 4 Belonging helps us fortify our faith
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 3 Belonging helps us face life’s problems
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 2 Belonging helps us focus on God
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 1
- How one small act can impact a life
- Pain, suffering and God
- Sometimes a hug is what we all need!
- When the rubber hits the road …
- Was Jesus a heretic?
- Jesus has overcome . . .
- Creating Communities of Grace
- What “bronze snake” needs to be broken in your church?
- What “but’s” do you need to put aside in order to step out in faith with God?
- Three dangerous prayers to keep us growing
- Looking at the Easter Story with fresh eyes
- Is your church a community of performance or a community of grace?
- Lessons on how to confront from the Celebrity Apprentice
- Being Kingdom agents in the marketplace
- Do you believe that “great things are still to be done” in your city?
- What has God been teaching you lately?
- Are you letting God define the “when’s and the then’s” in your life?
- Do a few things well
- Are you more afraid of missing opportunities than making mistakes?
- How do you handle your failures?
- Are you pursuing a God-ordained passion?
- Living dangerously for God
- Today is the day for action!
- The lies we believe
- The most dangerous word in the English language is . . .
- Letting go is hard to do!
- It’s ALL because of Jesus I’m alive
- Why do we always think that we are the only ones who know what is best for us?
- Baby steps, baby steps . . .
- Questions, secrets and whatever else we don’t share
- What are we going to do about it?
- Keeping the MAIN thing the MAIN thing
- What this world needs . . .
- Spiritual lessons from a pig, a rat and a mole
- What if God was one of us?
- Who is holding you accountable?
- Do you need a secondary security check?
- Goals/plans for 2009
- Do you yearn to be with God?
- Are you willing to make a difference for one?
- Developing Godly character Part 4:Brotherly kindness & Love
- Developing Godly character Part 3:Perseverance & Godliness
- Developing Godly character Part 2:Knowledge & Self-Control
- Developing Godly character Part 1:Goodness
- When I find it convenient I will ______________.
- Creative ways to share the gospel
- Some final thoughts on grieving
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 5: Let the old birth the new
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 4: Climb the ladder of humility
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 3: Embrace the gift of limits
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 2: Wait in the confusing in-between
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 1: Pay attention
- Religion Freakout – (Spoof on Whopper Freakout)
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 4
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 3
- It’s raining . . . MONEY?!?
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 2
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 1
- Take time to remember today!
- Join the action!
- How do we determine if something is of God or of men?
- Following through even when it hurts
- “In but not of . . . ” walking the fine line
- More self evaluation . . .
- Do you have a biblical worldview?
- Living the Great Adventure . . .
- Freeing and frustrating
- What if you learned nothing more about Jesus in the coming year?
- Is your church a safe place to be?
- Being one among many
- What makes us different?
- Are you a differentiated person?
- To drink coffee or not to drink coffee?
- Bringing every thought [and project] into captivity
- I’m embracing my limits
- Life Struggles Part 2 – Depression
- Are you a routine person?
- Life struggles Part 1 – Addiction
- What is integrity?
- Does integrity matter when playing sports or games?
- Do you make lemonade when life gives you lemons?
- Am I just what I do? Part 2
- Guest Blogger: Lauren Martineau
- Am I just what I do?
- Cardboard testimonies: Life before and after Christ
- Two kinds of surrender
- Are you an ALL or NONE type of person?
- Oh ye of little faith . . .
- Every good and perfect gift . . .
- Stepping out . . .
- Incarnational listening and prayer requests
- Something to chew on . . .
- Would you let go of the rope?
- Taking the Initiative Against Daydreaming
- Making people a priority
- True Love
- What’s your treasured baggage?
- A challenge and a reminder
- A prayer for 2008
- Pressing on
- The attitude of service
- The attitude of humility
- Is my attitude the same as Christ’s?
- They shall be as white as snow . . .
- For the people tell me so . . .
- In Christ Alone
- A forced day of rest
- A reflection on the movie “Invincible”
- What does it mean to surrender to God?
- Serving Christ as we see Him in others
- Finishing strong
- Angels in our midst?
- Yet I Will Praise
- What Christians can learn from sports fans
- Let me be a man of one book
- Join God in what He is doing!
- Become what you are
- Are you a white-washed tomb?
- Do you have any misconceptions about life?
- Fall represents change to me
- Regaining my spiritual passion
- The GOD side of life
- Clean clothes feel good
- Friendship
- Random thoughts on Elvis
- Just ask!
- Soaring like an eagle
- Celebrating Victory!
- Thank-you God for my hurting!
- Me do it by myself!
- Holding Daddy’s Hand
- Open Heart Surgery
- That’s my King!
- Are you too comfortable with your surroundings?
Christmas
- Merry Christmas!
- Jesus vacated heaven to live on earth
- 3 creative Christmas presentations
- A Christmas poem
- A lesson from Charlie Brown about Christmas
- What If?
- Merry Christmas!
- Seek a fresh touch from God this Christmas
- What are you going to focus on this Christmas?
- Merry Christmas!
- Merry Christmas Everyone!
- Christmas Eve ramblings
- Free Christmas song to download
Christmas in the Real World series
- Sermon Synopsis 12/23 – What the baby in the manger didn’t do
- Sermon Synopsis 12/16 – When Christmas isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
- Sermon Synopsis – Surviving the most wonderful time of the year
Church life
- A dose of inspiration
- Independence or Interdependence?
- 6 ways to have a strong body
- Who takes care of the pastor when they are hurting?
- A remedy that will help turn the world upside down
- Community and Brokenness
- Please pray for our church family
- Why can’t we?
- A process for finding your churches full kingdom potential
- Protecting your Pastor
- 2 things the church could learn from the cruise industry
- Brokenness and Community
- Being the church seven days a week
- I’m so glad I am part of the family of God!
- Why do we miss opportunities?
- Churches gone wild!
- Do we believe that victory is guaranteed?
- How do we live out the gospel together?
- Great friends + God’s provision =
- Some food for thought about the church
- Church should be like a redeemed version of the culture we live in
- The Nines 9/9/9
- Mad Church Disease Group Blogging Project Day 4
- Another Group Blogging Project
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 6 Belonging helps us fulfill our life mission
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 5 Belonging helps us find our ministry
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 4 Belonging helps us fortify our faith
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 3 Belonging helps us face life’s problems
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 2 Belonging helps us focus on God
- Are you an attender or a belonger? Part 1
- Suffering from a holy hangover …
- “With open hands” – Building our community impact
- Do you believe that “great things are still to be done” in your city?
- “Higher calling” or just “calling”?
- What are we going to do about it?
- What this world needs . . .
- Spiritual lessons from a pig, a rat and a mole
- Religion Freakout – (Spoof on Whopper Freakout)
- What if Starbucks marketed like the church?
- Living the Great Adventure . . .
- Is your church a safe place to be?
- Being one among many
- Bringing every thought [and project] into captivity
- Great new website for Pastors
- Am I just what I do? Part 2
- Am I just what I do?
- The Contemplative Pastor
- What does your church REALLY value?
- Father’s Day Video Poll
- Why does your church exist?
- Stepping out . . .
- FEBC BC/Y Convention recap
- On the road again . . .
- Immeasurably more . . .
- All fired up! Part 2
- All fired up!
- Fallen angels and leaking shepherds
- Pastors.com
- 3 ways I am personally refresing myself
- Walking in Memphis
- What if it doesn’t walk like a duck, look like a duck and sound like a duck . . . can it still be a duck?
Dangerous Church series
- Sermon Synopsis 2/17 – Dangerous Church Part 3
- Sermon Synopsis 2/10 – Dangerous Church Part 2
- Sermon Synopsis 2/3 – Dangerous Church Part 1
depression
Diabetes
- I am a diabetic … now what? UPDATE 2/10/10
- I am a diabetic … now what? UPDATE 12/17/09
- I am a diabetic … now what?
Embracing our identity in Christ series
- Sermon Synopsis 5/25 – I am free forever from condemnation
- Sermon Synopsis 5/18 – I am God’s workmanship
- Sermon Synopsis 5/4 – I belong to God
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
- 4 steps to knowing yourself better
- Stop mind reading!
- How to clarify expectations
- The pastor’s marriage
- 8 things we need to quit
- Can we find quiet in the midst of all the noise?
- My “rule of life”
- When the rubber hits the road …
- Creating a healthy culture of sharing in your home
- Stop trying to read your spouse’s mind!
- As goes the pastor’s marriage, so goes the church
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference 2009 Recap
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Pre-conference 2009 Recap
- Going coast to coast
- Planes, trains and automobiles
- Life skills for growth: Incarnational listening
- Life skills for growth: Healthy, Biblical speaking
- Life skills for growth: Community Temperature Reading
- Life skills for growth: Bill of Responsibilities
- Life skills for growth: Checking out assumptions
- Life skills for growth: Learning what VALID expectations are
- Some final thoughts on grieving
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 5: Let the old birth the new
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 4: Climb the ladder of humility
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 3: Embrace the gift of limits
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 2: Wait in the confusing in-between
- Five different phases of biblical grieving Part 1: Pay attention
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 4
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 3
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 2
- Four things we learn as we journey through a wall Part 1
- More self evaluation . . .
- What makes us different?
- Are you a differentiated person?
- I’m embracing my limits
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference Recap
- Emotionally Healthy Pre-Conference Recap
- My incredible journey Part 2
- My incredible journey . . .
- New York! New York!
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 8
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 7
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 6
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 5
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 4
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 3
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 2
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Part 1
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference
- Stop mind reading!
- How to clarify expectations
- The pastor’s marriage
- 8 things we need to quit
- Can we find quiet in the midst of all the noise?
- My “rule of life”
- Creating a healthy culture of sharing in your home
- Stop trying to read your spouse’s mind!
- As goes the pastor’s marriage, so goes the church
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference 2009 Recap
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Pre-conference 2009 Recap
- Going coast to coast
- Planes, trains and automobiles
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference Recap
- Emotionally Healthy Pre-Conference Recap
- My incredible journey Part 2
- My incredible journey . . .
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series
- Sermon Synopsis 12/14 – Go the Next Step to Develop a Rule of Life
- Sermon Synopsis 11/30 – Grow into an emotionally mature adult
- Sermon Synopsis 11/23 – Discovering the rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath
- Sermon Synopsis 11/16 – Enlarge your soul through grief and loss
- Sermon Synopsis 11/9 – Journeying through the wall
- Sermon Synopsis 11/2 – Going back in order to go forward
- Sermon Synopsis 10/26 – Know yourself that you may know God
- Sermon Synopsis 10/19 – The problem of emotionally unhealthy spirituality
Faith Barista JAM
- Surrender
- Count your blessings
- Small acts of faith can make a huge difference
- Finding emotional rest
- Thoughts on slowing down
- How forgiveness transcended tragedy
- 5 things to pray for in 2011
- I have everything I need for joy!
- The problem is with us, not with God!
- Live with anticipation
- Living a life of faith is like walking on a tightrope
- Unexpected Encouragement
Family
- What’s the best prize you’ve ever won?
- A Yukon Wilderness Adventure
- 2 amazing days at Marsh Lake, Yukon
- More fun in New York
- Fun in New York
- A great weekend in Ottawa
- 4 fun filled days in Victoria
- Down for the count
- Funny baby video
- 3 fun things to do in Victoria, BC
- 7 awesome sand sculptures
- A fabulous May long weekend
- The boy who didn’t want to be hugged
- What did you do this summer?
- Summer is for making memories
- Confessions of a 5 year old
- Fantastic freehand drawings
- Extreme weather pictures
- The best way to celebrate a birthday is …
- Trip Update
- Great friends + God’s provision =
- Our renovation is almost done!
- A day out on the water
- Renovation update 6/27/09
- Let the destruction begin!
- Pictures from New York
- Mmmmmmmmmmm . . . caaaake
- Christmas Holiday pictures
- Travel Update – Thanks for your prayers!
- Travel Update – Please pray for us!
- Happy Birthday Nicholas!!
- I would appreciate your prayers!
- I can’t believe it!
- On the road again . . .
- BBQ’ing in October :)
- I’m hoooooome!
- Happy Anniversary Hon:)
- Holiday time!
- A fabulous long weekend
- A very busy July
- Filomi Days 2008
- Captions please! :)
- A day with the eagles
- A wet day on the West Coast
- A picture perfect June
- Sailing, sailing . . .
- A month in pictures
- Home again, home again . . .
- Strolling around downtown New York
- How I spent Easter Sunday
- A week with daddy . . .
- My “Super Deluxe” day . . .
- Twenty three years later . . .
- A tribute to my Uncle Denny
- Home Alone
- Blessed
- Being home alone with daddy means . . .
- That’s because God’s heart is really BIG, right Mommy?
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Fruit of the Spirit series
- Self control is tough
- Our world needs more gentleness!
- Is peace possible?
- God wants our character to be His character
Fundraising
Funny
- Hilarious Video: Gas Station Karaoke
- Do your part! Save the Daylight!
- Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble funny remixes
- Bad Lip Reading
- Having a bad day?
- You did WHAT with the Stanley Cup?
- What’s the worst job you have ever had?
- Bob Newhart’s 2 word counseling method
- A unique program for managing your debt
- How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you!
- Funny dog and kid video
- Funny baby video
- It may be time to look for a new job if …
- 23 ways to know it’s going to be a really bad day
- God is not a white man
- The boy who didn’t want to be hugged
- The best advice for a happy marriage
- 25 things I hate about facebook
- Hilarious video: My Blackberry is broken
- Hilarious video: What if Seinfeld was a thriller?
- Silly Saturday – Redneck water skiing
- Silly Saturday – Diapered baby dances Samba
- Silly Saturday – Hilarious Huggies commercial
- Silly Saturday – Kid pulls out tooth with rocket
- Silly Saturday – Facebook song
- Silly Saturday – Bad day at the office
- Silly Saturday – Bumbling burglar
- Silly Saturday – Hand Washing Fail
- Silly Saturday – All the wrinkled ladies
- Silly Saturday – Kid shows how to parallel park
- Silly Saturday – Don’t judge too quickly
- Silly Saturday – How not to start your Saturday
- Silly Saturday – Twitter in real life
- The “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian?” scorecard
- Single ladies devastation
- Silly Saturday – Hilarious Japanese humour
- Silly Saturday – Things you don’t say to your wife
- Silly Saturday – Jim Carrey Ice Ice Baby parody
- Silly Saturday – The “Man Cold”
- Silly Saturday – The funniest commercial ever
- What’s an embarrassing moment you have had recently?
- Silly Saturday – Guy gets lost during a Knicks game
- Silly Saturday – How to speak Christianeze
- Silly Saturday – Get your pants off the ground!
- Silly Saturday – Boat launch fail
- Silly Saturday – Thanks technology …
- Silly Saturday – Nobody likes a show off
- Silly Saturday – Jack Bauer interrogates Santa
- Silly Saturday – How to Overreact 101
- Silly Saturday – CNN Headline news: Jesus taken hostage
- Silly Saturday – Is this taking social media a little too far?
- Silly Saturday – A heavenly gated community
- Silly Saturday – Hockey goal celebration gone wrong
- Silly Saturday – My spiritual gift is … dodgeball
- Silly Saturday – How to worship
- Silly Saturday – Be careful who you scare
- Silly Saturday – The best commercial ever
- Silly Saturday – How Terminator SHOULD end
- Silly Saturday – Frozen Grand Central
- Silly Saturday – No more wussie golf
- Silly Saturday – Jim Gaffigan on Hot Pockets
- Silly Saturday – Bacon (a tasty vortex)
- Silly Saturday – Herdin’ cats: don’t let anybody tell you it’s easy.
- Silly Saturday – Do you ever wonder what cat’s are really saying?
- Silly Saturday – Bacon is good for me!
- Silly Saturday – A good way to pass the time in the bathroom or not?
- Silly Saturday – A very politically incorrect answer funny
- Silly Saturday – Tiger Woods: Did he or didn’t he?
- Silly Saturday – A perspective funny
- Silly Saturday – What makes a hit song? funny
- Silly Saturday – A Star Wars funny
- Silly Saturday – Monty Python meets Star Trek
- Silly Saturday – Cool guys don’t look at explosions
- Silly Saturday – A Diff’rent Strokes funny
- Silly Saturday – Real or Fake?
- Silly Saturday – A tough decision funny
- Silly Saturday – Soccer drama queens
- Silly Saturday – NHL tries to woo fans with big changes :)
- Silly Saturday – A John Maxwell funny
- A tribute to moms
- Silly Saturday – Some flatulence funnies :)
- Silly Saturday – The Internet Overdose Song :)
- Silly Saturday – The ultimate drama queen :)
- Silly Saturday – Extreme shepherding :)
- Silly Saturday – Don’t mess with this old lady! :)
- Silly Saturday – This is why I don’t drink beer :)
- Silly Saturday – Do your part to save the daylight! :)
- Silly Saturday – I want to learn to dance like this guy :)
- Silly Saturday – 25 things I hate about Facebook
- Silly Saturday – “I love Jesus but I drink a little”
- Are you having a bad day?
- The “Two Words” counseling technique
- Things you DON’T say to your wife . . .
- The CRAZIEST fortune cookie ever!!!
- A guaranteed weight loss strategy
- Ninja Kittens
- The “Man-Cold”
- Don’t forget to fall back tonight! :)
- A sweet package arrived in the mail today . . .
- Breaking news from the gaming world . . .
- Using your wife as a sermon illustration – BAD IDEA!
- Num – what?
- Chuckisms by Chuck Norris
- 171 Starbucks in a day
- Stuff Christians Like
- Bring on the revival!
- Evangelicalism to Get its Own Pope
- How many five year olds could you take on in a fight?
- For everyone having a bad day
- What stupid looks like
- The burrito of . . . life?
- What did you do for New Year’s day?
- A thank-you to moms
- How do you handle temptation?
- Laughter is the best medicine :-)
- Pranking the Rapture
- I Wish We’d All Been Ready
getting to know my readers
- Top 3 new TV shows Fall 2012
- What’s the worst job you have ever had?
- What are your Christmas traditions?
- Questions about blogging and blog reading
- What are your travel preferences?
- What are your habits?
- What’s the best vacation you’ve ever had?
- What are your entertainment preferences?
- I want to get to know you better!
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God is ... series
- Sermon Synopsis 6/28 – God is … Good
- Sermon Synopsis 6/21 – God is … Father
- Sermon Synopsis 6/14 – God is more
Got Life? series
- Sermon Synopsis 9/30 – The Benefits of Transparency
- Sermon Synopsis 9/23 – Overcoming Barriers to Transparency
- Sermon Synopsis 9/2 – Trusting God
- Sermon Synopis 8/5 – Got Life?
- Sermon Synopsis 8/12 – Practicing the Presence of God
Guest bloggers
- The power of one
- Immersed
- 3 Questions That Will Change You
- Greater Things
- Deficit Spending
- Jump In
- Fighting Fire
- Time Off
- Google, God, and Filling in the Blanks
- Risking grace
- Barriers to Suicide
- Smiling Through Tears
- I’m Scared To Guest Post
- Trash or Treasure?
- How are you filling the blank pages called your life?
- Just a little chat
- The power of 10
- Christianity is no laughing matter (or is it?)
- Get a Firm Grip
- The “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian?” scorecard
- The Letter
- There is so much we will never understand.
- Does profanity have a place in your vocabulary?
- Do You Share God’s Heart?
- One Word at a Time … Paths
- Charging at Giants
- Protecting your Pastor
- A few more words …
- Another decade in the books …
- Today is the Tomorrow We Worried About Yesterday
- An invitation to write for my blog
- We Throw It Away and God Still Loves Us
- Guest blogger – Susan Hetrick
- Guest Blogger – Bob Robbins
- Guest blogger – Doug Hibbard
- Guest Blogger – Greg Bolt
- Guest blogger – Jason Stasyszen
- Guest Blogger – Andy Darnell
- Guest blogger – Peter Pollock
- Guest blogger – Jeremy Jernigan
- Guest blogger – Darren Herbold
- Two weeks of guest bloggers
- Calling all bloggers: Looking for guest bloggers!
Habakkuk series
- Sermon Synopsis 8/17 – How do we by faith climb out of the dip?
- Sermon Synopsis 8/10 – What do you do when you are in the dip?
- Sermon Synopsis 8/3 – Where are You, God?
Have a Little Faith
He will be called series
- Sermon Synopsis 12/27 – He will be called … Prince of Peace
- Sermon Synopsis 12/21 – He will be called…Everlasting Father
- Sermon Synopsis 12/13 – He will be called…Mighty God
- Sermon Synopsis 11/29/09 – He will be called … Wonderful Counsellor
health
- Be kind to your body. You’ll only have one.
- Surgery Update
- I am a diabetic … now what? UPDATE 2/10/10
- I am a diabetic … now what? UPDATE 12/17/09
- I am a diabetic … now what?
- It’s Time To Get Off The Couch And Start Running!
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 10
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 9
- “Lets get healthy together” challenge – Week 8
- “Lets get healthy together” challenge – Week 7
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 6
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 5
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 4
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 3
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 2
- “Let’s get healthy together” challenge – Week 1
- Join me in the “Let’s get healthy together” challenge!
- To drink coffee or not to drink coffee?
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 15
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 14
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 13
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 12
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 11
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 10
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 9
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 8
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 7
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 6
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 5
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 4
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 3
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 2
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week One
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge
- The Death Clock is ticking
- All fired up!
- An investment in my health
- The Biggest Loser
- 6 ways I am maintaining my health
Holidays
- Merry Christmas!
- Jesus vacated heaven to live on earth
- 3 creative Christmas presentations
- A Christmas poem
- A lesson from Charlie Brown about Christmas
- What If?
- A pittance of time
- Give thanks
- Merry Christmas!
- Seek a fresh touch from God this Christmas
- What are you going to focus on this Christmas?
- Happy New Year!
- Merry Christmas!
- Lest we forget
- Merry Christmas Everyone!
- Christmas Eve ramblings
- The earliest Easter in a lifetime . . .
- Free Christmas song to download
- A Day of Remembrance
I AM series
- Sermon Synopsis 4/6 – I AM . . . the way, the truth and the life
- Sermon Synopsis 3/30 – I AM . . . the Good Shepherd
- Sermon Synopsis 3/23 – I AM . . . the resurrection and the life
I Quit
- Quit living someone else’s life
- Quit faulty thinking
- Quit overfunctioning
- Quit blaming
- Quit denying anger, sadness and fear
- Quit dying to the wrong things
- Quit lying
- Quit being afraid of what others think
- Can quitting ever be considered good?
- Book Giveaway: I quit
In Christ
Jonah series
- Sermon Synopsis 2/8 – Jonah Chapter Four
- Sermon Synopsis 2/1 – Jonah Chapter Three
- Sermon Synopsis 1/25 – Jonah Chapter Two
- Sermon Synopsis 1/18 – Jonah Chapter One
Joy no matter what series
- Sermon Synopsis 9/13 – Living out our joy
- Sermon Synopsis 9/6 – Safeguards to keeping our joy
- Sermon Synopsis 8/30- How to find joy in relationships
- Sermon Synopsis 8/23 – How to have joy in suffering
Just Walk Across the Room series
- Sermon Synopsis 3/16 – Grander Vision Living
- Sermon Synopsis 3/9 – The Power of Story
- Sermon Synopsis 3/2 – Living in 3D
- Sermon Synopsis 2/24 – The Single Greatest Gift
Leadership
- 8 tips on how to stay motivated
- 3 characteristics of a terrible team
- 7 symptoms of living outside our limits
- Who are you influencing?
- Don’t let your passion grow cold!
- Do you have a to don’t list?
- 4 practical ways to demonstrate the attitude of service
- Stop mind reading!
- How to clarify expectations
- The pastor’s marriage
- 2 reasons to go to the same conference multiple times
- Opportunity
- 3 reasons change needs to be ongoing
- The power of community
- What are your core values?
- Before you criticize, walk a mile in my shoes
- True leaders are distinguished by their character!
- A dose of inspiration
- Do fewer things in order to make a greater impact
- One more thing won’t hurt syndrome
- 3 ways to manage stress
- We live in an unprecedented day with unprecedented problems
- 3 important reasons to have a map
- Marginless living
- Find the courage to ask for help
- The solution to overload
- Quit overfunctioning
- The truth about intentions
- Stuck is a state of mind, and it’s curable
- 7 benefits of confrontation
- 3 people we need in our lives
- 7 dangers of not having goals
- 3 faces of courage
- Personal growth and refreshment
- 5 ways people react to change
- How do you schedule breaks in your life?
- Do you try to take on too much by yourself?
- What type of leader are you?
- 3 ways to build margin into our lives
- The power of 10
- What makes a movement?
- Protecting your Pastor
- What fills you and what drains you?
- Do you have trouble doing things for yourself?
- Kill your stress before it kills you!
- What is your personal leadership style?
- How would you define leadership?
- Are you a procrastinator?
- Self-care: Is it important?
- One year later . . .
Lessons from New York
- 171 Starbucks in a day
- Lessons from New York Part 3 – Carrying burdens
- Lessons from New York Part 2 – Finding direction
- Lessons from New York Part 1 – Finding peace
Lies we believe series
- Sermon Synopsis 3/15 – I am what I do
- Sermon Synopsis 3/8 – I’m not good enough
- Sermon Synopsis 3/1 – This is just the way I am
- Sermon Synopsis 2/22 – I have to be strong
Life skills
- Life skills for growth: Incarnational listening
- Life skills for growth: Healthy, Biblical speaking
- Life skills for growth: Community Temperature Reading
- Life skills for growth: Bill of Responsibilities
- Life skills for growth: Checking out assumptions
- Life skills for growth: Learning what VALID expectations are
Link Love Sunday
- Link Love Sunday: Come shamelessly plug your blog!
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 32
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 31
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 30
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 29
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 28
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 27
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 26
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 25
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 24
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 23
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 22
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 21
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 20
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 19
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 18
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 17
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 16
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 15
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 14
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 13
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 12
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 11
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 10
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 9
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 8
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 7
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 6
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 5
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 4
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 3
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 2
- Link Love Sunday vol. 1, issue 1
- Come get some free link love!
Looking at the Easter story with fresh eyes series
- Sermon Synopsis 4/19 – God is the God of second chances!
- Sermon Synopsis 4/12 – Easter means rejoicing everyday!
- Sermon Synopsis 4/5 – Don’t take God’s love for granted
Make a Difference to One
- Balancing Life: A Father’s Perspective
- What is Marriage?
- The Olympic torch is coming to my town Feb. 2nd!
- How Do You Respond To Stress And Hard Times?
- It’s Time To Get Off The Couch And Start Running!
- A Weight-Loss Strategy
- One (Of Many) Spiritual Lessons I Learned From Renovating My Home
- Is God your hero?
- Make a difference to one
Margin
- 5 ways to restore margin in physical energy
- 10 ways to restore margin in emotional energy
- Margin requires great effort
- One more thing won’t hurt syndrome
- 3 ways to manage stress
- We live in an unprecedented day with unprecedented problems
- 5 ways progress sabotages margin
- Marginless living
Marriage
- 4 critical elements of a good fight
- The difference between good conflict and bad conflict
- What is transparency?
- What is your love language?
- 5 lessons on relationships from a love song
- 19 tips for a successful marriage
- 9 simple ways to NOT save money
- 4 practical ways to demonstrate the attitude of service
- 4 practical ways to demonstrate humility in relationships
- 3 attitudes that will kill our joy in relationships
- The importance of healthy relationships
- An inspirational love story
- Top 10 list of marriage killers
- Stop mind reading!
- How to clarify expectations
- Do you live your life with intentionality?
- The pastor’s marriage
- A unique program for managing your debt
- Love is a commitment
- A love letter
- A bold declaration of commitment
- Courageous movie giveaway
- Before you criticize, walk a mile in my shoes
- Do you appreciate your spouse?
- Why do we overspend?
- 5 tips to avoid overspending this Christmas
- Toxic and unhealthy words
- Selfishness destroys relationships
- We need to unplug from time to time
- Words of death or words of life?
- Choose to yield first
- 3 tips to make a getaway with your spouse possible
- 7 benefits of confrontation
- The best advice for a happy marriage
- Misunderstanding breaks down communication
- 4 practical ways to build commitment in marriage
- 3 things I’ve learned after 17 years of marriage
- 6 key ingredients to a successful relationship
- What is Marriage?
- A tribute to moms
- Creating a healthy culture of sharing in your home
- Stop trying to read your spouse’s mind!
- As goes the pastor’s marriage, so goes the church
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Pre-conference 2009 Recap
- Things you DON’T say to your wife . . .
- What do you do for a date night?
- Courage is . . .
- All fired up!
- A thank-you to moms
- Being a dad
- A couple’s prayer guide
- Love & Respect
- Friendship Part II – My BEST Friend
Maximizing our Impact series
- Sermon Synopsis 1/27 – Outreach
- Sermon Synopsis 1/20 – Ministry
- Sermon Synopsis 1/13 – Worship
- Sermon Synopsis 11/25 – Growing deeper through discipleship
- Sermon Synopsis 11/18 – Growing Warmer Through Fellowship
Misc. stuff
- The best TV show ever
- Vote Port Hardy as the Ultimate Fishing town in Canada
- Who is our hero?
- What a great day to be a Canadian!
- Super Saturday – Canada wins 3 gold medals!
- Will it be a Canada vs. USA Olympic hockey final?
- Olympic Torch comes to Port Hardy, BC
- Refreshed and ready to go home
- I am walking away from it all …
- And the winner of the free book is …
- My moment in Olympic history
- “With open hands” – Building our community impact
- Name the movies game
- I’m exploring a new hobby
- The first official promo of “LOST” is finally here!
- Don’t forget to fall back tonight! :)
- rss Hugger
My Secret series
- Sermon Synopsis 6/15 – Living Secret Free
- Sermon Synopsis 6/8 – Breaking free from Shame
- Sermon Synopsis 6/1 – My Secret: Lying
One Another series
- Are you willing to open your heart and life to others?
- Would Jesus be welcome in your church?
- Serving is the door to life
Parenting
- A poem for Moms
- Being a dad isn’t easy
- Hilarious video: Jim Gaffigan talks about having 4 kids
- Trick shot video of unbelievable little kid shooting baskets
- Eating together as a family is extremely important!
- 3 ways to give the gift of presence to your children this Christmas
- 4 elements to consider when setting healthy boundaries
- Hotel Transylvania is a good time for the entire family #GIVEAWAY
- Who are you influencing?
- 4 practical ways to demonstrate the attitude of service
- 4 characteristics every father should have
- 4 ways to teach our kids virtue
- 2 great summer camps
- Stop mind reading!
- How to clarify expectations
- Do you live your life with intentionality?
- Circle Square Ranch Contest
- 2 strategies to help curb your kid’s habit of blaming
- Pioneer Camp Contest
- A bold declaration of commitment
- Courageous movie giveaway
- Before you criticize, walk a mile in my shoes
- 4 ways to teach your kids to value integrity
- 4 steps to teach our children to make right choices
- Should parents pay their children to do chores?
- Teaching your kids to serve
- Toxic and unhealthy words
- Asking for forgiveness isn’t easy
- Parenting requires on the job training
- 7 ways to relationally connect with our children
- Words of death or words of life?
- A family that plays together stays together
- Praying for our children
- Are your kids safe online?
- The greatest gift we can give our children is …
- How can we can encourage our children to serve?
- Balancing Life: A Father’s Perspective
- Why I love being a dad – Reason #1667
Personal growth
- 3 ways to affirm others
- Are you prudent or simple?
- Resentment destroys relationships
- 5 motivation drainers
- The power of connectedness
- The F word
- Is failure an option for you?
- 7 tips to develop patience
- 3 ways to overcome the fear of failure
- How do we overcome the fear of losing control? Part 1
- The fear of losing control
- 12 tips on the art of saying no
- Are you an overfunctioner?
- 3 ways to find rest when you really need it
- 7 steps to overcoming giants in our lives
- How would you know if your soul is doing well?
- The world needs more love letters
- The relentless power of discontent
- 3 signs you may be an approval addict
- Accepting the reality of your situation
- An inspirational story: Honk if you love someone
- 7 ways to restore financial margin in your life
- 7 ways to restore sanity to your schedule
- 7 signs that you are too busy
- Rest is not inactivity
- 4 ways to have a right attitude
- Looking back at 2012
- The Touch of the Master’s Hand
- Christmas Survival Tip #2: Seek for ways to love your family
- Christmas survival tip #1: Choose to BE family!
- The stress of being with family at Christmas
- 2 ways to discover what you were meant to do
- What do you need to let go of?
- The rhythms of work and rest
- 7 symptoms of living outside our limits
- Are you a graceful loser?
- Live free from fear!
- Don’t ignore slow leaks!
- 4 types of people who take on too much
- Stop the glorification of busy!
- Overcoming our fears
- The importance of appreciating the people in our life
- Discipline turns ability into achievement
- 15 thoughts to ponder about the importance of slowing down
- We were never meant to work seven days a week
- How do we slow down when life feels out of control?
- How to find your focus in life
- 6 practical ways to confront people’s blind spots
- In order to win at life we must have direction
- Some people choose not to change
- 4 benefits of community
- If you want to make your life count you must have passion
- Four steps to help change our thinking
- Don’t let your passion grow cold!
- How do you respond to adversity?
- 9 simple ways to NOT save money
- An amazing example of sportsmanship and grace
- 3 principles to deal with conflict
- How to overcome pessimism
- How are you handling adversity in your life?
- 3 ways criticism reveals itself in our lives
- We are our own worst enemy
- How do we overcome gossip?
- How to learn contentment
- 4 practical ways to demonstrate the attitude of service
- 4 practical ways to demonstrate humility in relationships
- 3 attitudes that will kill our joy in relationships
- The importance of healthy relationships
- How to speak intentionally
- 4 steps to knowing yourself better
- Who or what are you blaming?
- Do you live your life with intentionality?
- 2 reasons to go to the same conference multiple times
- Opportunity
- The power of encouragement
- Tomorrow is a dangerous word
- Decluttering life
- What is your spiritual type?
- Why do we overspend?
- 5 tips to avoid overspending this Christmas
- No one else can take your turn
- We need to unplug from time to time
- Choose to yield first
- Giving up self-sufficiency
- Encouragement changes people
- Be kind to your body. You’ll only have one.
- Facebook and change
- The 10 Day Give Challenge
- 6 helpful ways to handle conflict
- Do fewer things in order to make a greater impact
- Margin requires great effort
- 3 important reasons to have a map
- Make a difference in someone else’s life today!
- Completely oblivious
- How to live life without regrets
- 2 ways to get out of our comfort zone
- The solution to overload
- Quit blaming
- 12 essentials of good confrontation
- Put the big rocks in first
- Misunderstanding breaks down communication
- 5 ways to NOT gain weight on a cruise
- Depleters and Replenishers
- We are choosing to go backwards
- A two day Internet fast
- One year later . . .
- A Sabbath day
- I feel GOOD!
Photography
- Pictures from our trip to New York City
- The Shoe Tree and other beautiful West Coast Vancouver Island pics
- Why I love living on the North Island . . .
Plan B
- There is no “easy button” to push in life
- Our lives are full but we are unfulfilled
- The waiting game
- When everything seems hopeless
- What is your idol?
- You can only be loved to the extent that you are known
- How do you respond when you hit a wall?
- Is God a vending machine?
- God is more interested in our character than our comfort
- Our fears establish the limits of our life
- How to overcome barriers in our life
- The illusion of control
- Don’t run, lean on God
- Everyone has shattered dreams
- Plan B Giveaway Winners and Book Club Details
- Plan B Giveaway and Book Club
Prayer
- Do you believe in God but not in prayer?
- Please pray for the Stauffer family
- Miracle or coincidence?
- Incarnational listening and prayer requests
- Something to chew on . . .
- Prayer
- A couple’s prayer guide
- “Routine” prayers: good or bad?
- To pray or not to pray?
Ragamuffin Top Challenge
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 15
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 14
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 13
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 12
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 11
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 10
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 9
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 8
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 7
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 6
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 5
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 4
- RagamuffinTop Challenge Week 3
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week 2
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge Week One
- Ragamuffin Top Challenge
Remembrance Day
Sacred Rhythms
- Silence is necessary in a world of noise
- Building a fort around our blessings
- Prayer is a learned behaviour
- 4 ways to pursue joy in our lives
- The solution to busyness
- Following Jesus is easy?
Self care
Sermons
- Silence is necessary in a world of noise
- Building a fort around our blessings
- How should we respond when our world gets turned upside down?
- Prayer is a learned behaviour
- 4 ways to pursue joy in our lives
- Finding strength in difficult times
- The solution to busyness
- Following Jesus is easy?
- Those who fail deserve to be punished
- The approval addict
- Dreaming big with God
- Our self-worth is not based on our performance
- Who do you think you are?
- Self control is tough
- Our world needs more gentleness!
- Is peace possible?
- God wants our character to be His character
- Wherever you go, God is there!
- Are you willing to open your heart and life to others?
- Would Jesus be welcome in your church?
- Serving is the door to life
- 3 ways to practice effective listening skills
- Transparency is a key ingredient to a caring community
- Do we really want our fair share?
- 3 qualities of an encourager
- Life is a Journey
- We can’t do life on our own
- Did Jesus give us a mission and a method?
- What kind of love does God have for us?
- 4 ways to find true fulfillment
- What is your greatest fear?
- Sermon Synopsis 6/6 – Unstoppable peace
- Sermon Synopsis 5/23 – Overcoming the mountain of sacrifice
- Sermon Synopsis 5/16 – Overcoming the mountain of the impossible
- Sermon Synopsis 5/9 – Overcoming the mountain of the unknown
- Sermon Synopsis 4/18 – What’s love got to do with it? Pt. 2
- Sermon Synopsis 4/11 – What’s love got to do with it? Pt. 1
- Sermon Synopsis 4/4 – What if Jesus didn’t rise again?
- Sermon Synopsis 3/28 – Why worship Jesus?
- Sermon Synopsis 3/7 – A disciple passes on the good news
- Sermon Synopsis 2/28 – A disciple uses their gifts to serve others
- Sermon Synopsis 2/21- A disciple obeys Christ continually
- Sermon Synopsis 2/7 – A disciple loves every other disciple
- Sermon Synopsis 1/31 – A disciple loves Jesus supremely
- Sermon Synopsis 1/24 – A disciple spends time with Jesus
- Sermon Synopsis 12/27 – He will be called … Prince of Peace
- Sermon Synopsis 12/21 – He will be called…Everlasting Father
- Sermon Synopsis 12/13 – He will be called…Mighty God
- Sermon Synopsis 11/29/09 – He will be called … Wonderful Counsellor
- Sermon Synopsis 11/16 – How can we express our love to God?
- Sermon Synopsis 11/8 – Serving together
- Sermon Synopsis 10/25 – How to help each other grow through affirmation
- Sermon Synopsis 10/18 – What destroys relationships and what builds them
- Sermon Synopsis 10/4 – Living out the gospel together
- Sermon Synopsis 9/27 – Why we need each other
- Sermon Synopsis 9/13 – Living out our joy
- Sermon Synopsis 9/6 – Safeguards to keeping our joy
- Sermon Synopsis 8/30- How to find joy in relationships
- Sermon Synopsis 8/23 – How to have joy in suffering
- Sermon Synopsis 8/2 – Studying God’s Word
- Sermon Synopsis 7/26 – Text Part 2: Is the Bible reliable?
- Sermon Synopsis 7/20 – Text Part 1: The History of the Bible
- Sermon Synopsis 6/28 – God is … Good
- Sermon Synopsis 6/21 – God is … Father
- Sermon Synopsis 6/14 – God is more
- Sermon Synopsis 5/24 – The Church has left the building Part 3 – Participation
- Sermon synopsis 5/17 – The church has left the building Part 2 – Passion
- The church has left the building Part 1: Purpose
- Sermon Synopsis 4/19 – God is the God of second chances!
- Sermon Synopsis 4/12 – Easter means rejoicing everyday!
- Sermon Synopsis 4/5 – Don’t take God’s love for granted
- Sermon Synopsis 3/15 – I am what I do
- Sermon Synopsis 3/8 – I’m not good enough
- Sermon Synopsis 3/1 – This is just the way I am
- Sermon Synopsis 2/22 – I have to be strong
- Sermon Synopsis 2/8 – Jonah Chapter Four
- Sermon Synopsis 2/1 – Jonah Chapter Three
- Sermon Synopsis 1/25 – Jonah Chapter Two
- Sermon Synopsis 1/18 – Jonah Chapter One
- Sermon Synopsis 12/28 – Two challenges for 2009
- Sermon Synopsis 12/21 – Making the most of Christmas Opportunities
- Sermon Synopsis 12/14 – Go the Next Step to Develop a Rule of Life
- Sermon Synopsis 11/30 – Grow into an emotionally mature adult
- Sermon Synopsis 11/23 – Discovering the rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath
- Sermon Synopsis 11/16 – Enlarge your soul through grief and loss
- Sermon Synopsis 11/9 – Journeying through the wall
- Sermon Synopsis 11/2 – Going back in order to go forward
- Sermon Synopsis 10/26 – Know yourself that you may know God
- Sermon Synopsis 10/19 – The problem of emotionally unhealthy spirituality
- Sermon Synopsis 10/12 – Lessons from a Leper
- Sermon Synopsis 10/5 – Spiritual maturity is measured by knowledge
- Sermon Synopsis 9/28 – God won’t give me more than I can handle
- Sermon Synopsis 9/21 – God wants me happy
- Sermon Synopsis 9/14 – There are many ways to God
- Sermon Synopsis 9/7 – Communion Sunday
- Sermon Synopsis 8/17 – How do we by faith climb out of the dip?
- Sermon Synopsis 8/10 – What do you do when you are in the dip?
- Sermon Synopsis 8/3 – Where are You, God?
- Sermon Synopsis 7/27 – Overcoming Gossip
- Sermon Synopsis 7/20 – Cat & Dog Theology
- Sermon Synopsis 7/13 – Criticism Gone Bad
- Sermon Synopsis 7/6 – A thankful heart curbs complaining
- Sermon Synopsis 6/29 – Curbing Complaining
- One prayer . . . be authentic
- Sermon Synopsis 6/15 – Living Secret Free
- Sermon Synopsis 6/8 – Breaking free from Shame
- Sermon Synopsis 6/1 – My Secret: Lying
- Sermon Synopsis 5/25 – I am free forever from condemnation
- Sermon Synopsis 5/18 – I am God’s workmanship
- Sermon Synopsis 5/4 – I belong to God
- Sermon Synopsis 4/20 – I am valued
- Sermon Synopsis 4/6 – I AM . . . the way, the truth and the life
- Sermon Synopsis 3/30 – I AM . . . the Good Shepherd
- Sermon Synopsis 3/23 – I AM . . . the resurrection and the life
- Sermon Synopsis 3/16 – Grander Vision Living
- Sermon Synopsis 3/9 – The Power of Story
- Sermon Synopsis 3/2 – Living in 3D
- Sermon Synopsis 2/24 – The Single Greatest Gift
- Sermon Synopsis 2/17 – Dangerous Church Part 3
- Sermon Synopsis 2/10 – Dangerous Church Part 2
- Sermon Synopsis 2/3 – Dangerous Church Part 1
- Sermon Synopsis 1/27 – Outreach
- Sermon Synopsis 1/20 – Ministry
- Sermon Synopsis 1/13 – Worship
- Sermon Synopsis 1/6 – Sunday
- Sermon Synopsis 12/30 – 3 things that God taught me in 2007
- Sermon Synopsis 12/24 – The Best Gift Ever!
- Sermon Synopsis 12/23 – What the baby in the manger didn’t do
- Sermon Synopsis 12/16 – When Christmas isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
- Sermon Synopsis – Surviving the most wonderful time of the year
- Sermon Synopsis 11/25 – Growing deeper through discipleship
- Sermon Synopsis 11/18 – Growing Warmer Through Fellowship
- Sermon Synopsis 10/28 – God is with me
- Sermon Synopsis 10/21 – God hears me
- Sermon Synopsis 10/14 – God’s peace is available to me
- Sermon Synopsis 9/30 – The Benefits of Transparency
- Sermon Synopsis 9/23 – Overcoming Barriers to Transparency
- Sermon Synopsis 9/9 – “Dinner and a Movie” Presentation
- Sermon Synopsis 9/2 – Trusting God
- Sermon Synopis 8/5 – Got Life?
- Sermon Synopsis 8/12 – Practicing the Presence of God
Silly Saturday
- Silly Saturday – Redneck water skiing
- Silly Saturday – Diapered baby dances Samba
- Silly Saturday – Hilarious Huggies commercial
- Silly Saturday – Kid pulls out tooth with rocket
- Silly Saturday – Facebook song
- Silly Saturday – Bad day at the office
- Silly Saturday – Bumbling burglar
- Silly Saturday – Hand Washing Fail
- Silly Saturday – All the wrinkled ladies
- Silly Saturday – Kid shows how to parallel park
- Silly Saturday – Don’t judge too quickly
- Silly Saturday – How not to start your Saturday
- Silly Saturday – Twitter in real life
- Silly Saturday – Hilarious Japanese humour
- Silly Saturday – Things you don’t say to your wife
- Silly Saturday – Jim Carrey Ice Ice Baby parody
- Silly Saturday – The “Man Cold”
- Silly Saturday – The funniest commercial ever
- Silly Saturday – Guy gets lost during a Knicks game
- Silly Saturday – How to speak Christianeze
- Silly Saturday – Get your pants off the ground!
- Silly Saturday – Boat launch fail
- Silly Saturday – Thanks technology …
- Silly Saturday – Nobody likes a show off
- Silly Saturday – Jack Bauer interrogates Santa
- Silly Saturday – How to Overreact 101
- Silly Saturday – CNN Headline news: Jesus taken hostage
- Silly Saturday – Is this taking social media a little too far?
- Silly Saturday – A heavenly gated community
- Silly Saturday – Hockey goal celebration gone wrong
- Silly Saturday – My spiritual gift is … dodgeball
- Silly Saturday – How to worship
- Silly Saturday – Be careful who you scare
- Silly Saturday – The best commercial ever
- Silly Saturday – How Terminator SHOULD end
- Silly Saturday – Frozen Grand Central
- Silly Saturday – No more wussie golf
- Silly Saturday – Jim Gaffigan on Hot Pockets
- Silly Saturday – Bacon (a tasty vortex)
- Silly Saturday – Herdin’ cats: don’t let anybody tell you it’s easy.
- Silly Saturday – Do you ever wonder what cat’s are really saying?
- Silly Saturday – Bacon is good for me!
- Silly Saturday – A good way to pass the time in the bathroom or not?
- Silly Saturday – A very politically incorrect answer funny
- Silly Saturday – Tiger Woods: Did he or didn’t he?
- Silly Saturday – A perspective funny
- Silly Saturday – What makes a hit song? funny
- Silly Saturday – A Star Wars funny
- Silly Saturday – Monty Python meets Star Trek
- Silly Saturday – Cool guys don’t look at explosions
- Silly Saturday – A Diff’rent Strokes funny
- Silly Saturday – Real or Fake?
- Silly Saturday – A tough decision funny
- Silly Saturday – Soccer drama queens
- Silly Saturday – NHL tries to woo fans with big changes :)
- Silly Saturday – A John Maxwell funny
- Silly Saturday – Some flatulence funnies :)
- Silly Saturday – The Internet Overdose Song :)
- Silly Saturday – The ultimate drama queen :)
- Silly Saturday – Extreme shepherding :)
- Silly Saturday – Don’t mess with this old lady! :)
- Silly Saturday – This is why I don’t drink beer :)
- Silly Saturday – Do your part to save the daylight! :)
- Silly Saturday – I want to learn to dance like this guy :)
- Silly Saturday – 25 things I hate about Facebook
- Silly Saturday – “I love Jesus but I drink a little”
Standing on the Promises series
- Sermon Synopsis 10/28 – God is with me
- Sermon Synopsis 10/21 – God hears me
- Sermon Synopsis 10/14 – God’s peace is available to me
Sunday's Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
- Sunday’s Random Thoughts
Take the Mountain series
- Sermon Synopsis 5/23 – Overcoming the mountain of sacrifice
- Sermon Synopsis 5/16 – Overcoming the mountain of the impossible
- Sermon Synopsis 5/9 – Overcoming the mountain of the unknown
Text series
- Sermon Synopsis 8/2 – Studying God’s Word
- Sermon Synopsis 7/26 – Text Part 2: Is the Bible reliable?
- Sermon Synopsis 7/20 – Text Part 1: The History of the Bible
Thanksgiving
The Christian Athiest
- Lebron James and the pursuit of happiness
- Worry is not your friend
- How can I forgive when it hurts so much?
- 2 truths we need to remember when we are hurting
- He loves me, He loves me not
The church has left the building series
- Sermon Synopsis 5/24 – The Church has left the building Part 3 – Participation
- Sermon synopsis 5/17 – The church has left the building Part 2 – Passion
- The church has left the building Part 1: Purpose
Travel
- A refreshing and relaxing week in Southern California
- More fun in New York
- Fun in New York
- A great weekend in Ottawa
- 3 fun things to do in Victoria, BC
Unstoppable series
- What kind of love does God have for us?
- 4 ways to find true fulfillment
- What is your greatest fear?
- Sermon Synopsis 6/6 – Unstoppable peace
Urban Legends series
- Sermon Synopsis 10/5 – Spiritual maturity is measured by knowledge
- Sermon Synopsis 9/28 – God won’t give me more than I can handle
- Sermon Synopsis 9/21 – God wants me happy
- Sermon Synopsis 9/14 – There are many ways to God
Videos
- A unique program for managing your debt
- Funny dog and kid video
- It may be time to look for a new job if …
- The beauty of radical grace
- God is not a white man
- The boy who didn’t want to be hugged
- 25 things I hate about facebook
- Hilarious video: My Blackberry is broken
- Hilarious video: What if Seinfeld was a thriller?
- Silly Saturday – Redneck water skiing
- Silly Saturday – Diapered baby dances Samba
- Silly Saturday – Hilarious Huggies commercial
- Silly Saturday – Kid pulls out tooth with rocket
- Why me Lord?
- Silly Saturday – Bad day at the office
- Silly Saturday – Bumbling burglar
- Silly Saturday – Hand Washing Fail
- Silly Saturday – All the wrinkled ladies
- Silly Saturday – Kid shows how to parallel park
- Silly Saturday – Don’t judge too quickly
- What makes a movement?
- Silly Saturday – Twitter in real life
- Single ladies devastation
- Silly Saturday – Hilarious Japanese humour
- Silly Saturday – Things you don’t say to your wife
- Silly Saturday – The “Man Cold”
- Silly Saturday – The funniest commercial ever
- Silly Saturday – Guy gets lost during a Knicks game
- Silly Saturday – How to speak Christianeze
- Silly Saturday – Get your pants off the ground!
- Silly Saturday – Boat launch fail
- Silly Saturday – Thanks technology …
- Jesus You’re all I need
- Silly Saturday – Nobody likes a show off
- Silly Saturday – Jack Bauer interrogates Santa
- Silly Saturday – How to Overreact 101
- Silly Saturday – CNN Headline news: Jesus taken hostage
- Silly Saturday – Is this taking social media a little too far?
- Silly Saturday – A heavenly gated community
- Silly Saturday – Hockey goal celebration gone wrong
- Silly Saturday – My spiritual gift is … dodgeball
- Silly Saturday – How to worship
- God’s grace is amazing!
- Silly Saturday – Be careful who you scare
- Silly Saturday – The best commercial ever
- Silly Saturday – How Terminator SHOULD end
- Is the term “lukewarm Christian” an oxymoron?
- Give thanks
- Silly Saturday – Frozen Grand Central
- Silly Saturday – No more wussie golf
- Silly Saturday – Jim Gaffigan on Hot Pockets
- Silly Saturday – Bacon (a tasty vortex)
- Church should be like a redeemed version of the culture we live in
- Silly Saturday – Herdin’ cats: don’t let anybody tell you it’s easy.
- Silly Saturday – Do you ever wonder what cat’s are really saying?
- Silly Saturday – Bacon is good for me!
- Serve someone today
- Silly Saturday – A good way to pass the time in the bathroom or not?
- Silly Saturday – A very politically incorrect answer funny
- Silly Saturday – A perspective funny
- I don’t want to go if You’re not with me …
- Silly Saturday – What makes a hit song? funny
- Silly Saturday – Monty Python meets Star Trek
- Silly Saturday – Cool guys don’t look at explosions
- Happy Father’s Day!
- Silly Saturday – Real or Fake?
- Silly Saturday – A tough decision funny
- Silly Saturday – NHL tries to woo fans with big changes :)
- Pain, suffering and God
- Silly Saturday – A John Maxwell funny
- Sometimes a hug is what we all need!
- A tribute to moms
- Silly Saturday – Some flatulence funnies :)
- Jesus has overcome . . .
- Silly Saturday – The Internet Overdose Song :)
- Silly Saturday – Extreme shepherding :)
- Silly Saturday – Don’t mess with this old lady! :)
- Do you believe that “great things are still to be done” in your city?
- Silly Saturday – This is why I don’t drink beer :)
- Silly Saturday – Do your part to save the daylight! :)
- Silly Saturday – 25 things I hate about Facebook
- Are you having a bad day?
- It’s ALL because of Jesus I’m alive
- The “Two Words” counseling technique
- Name the movies game
- What this world needs . . .
- Merry Christmas Everyone!
- Things you DON’T say to your wife . . .
- A guaranteed weight loss strategy
- Amazing grace how sweet the sound . . .
- Creative ways to share the gospel
- Religion Freakout – (Spoof on Whopper Freakout)
- It’s raining . . . MONEY?!?
- Ninja Kittens
- What if Starbucks marketed like the church?
- The “Man-Cold”
- The first official promo of “LOST” is finally here!
- “In but not of . . . ” walking the fine line
- Don’t forget to fall back tonight! :)
- Coming this Fall . . .
- Does integrity matter when playing sports or games?
- Do you make lemonade when life gives you lemons?
- One prayer . . . be authentic
- Cardboard testimonies: Life before and after Christ
- Happy Father’s Day! 2008
- Breaking news from the gaming world . . .
- Father’s Day Video Poll
- Using your wife as a sermon illustration – BAD IDEA!
- Num – what?
- Chuckisms by Chuck Norris
- Bring on the revival!
- For everyone having a bad day
- What’s your treasured baggage?
- The burrito of . . . life?
- Still the greatest story ever told . . .
- A powerful song of praise
- A thank-you to moms
- Being a dad
- In Christ Alone
- Time Warp to the 80′s
- Yet I Will Praise
- Louie Louie
- Pranking the Rapture
- I Wish We’d All Been Ready
- That’s my King!
What is a disciple? series
- Sermon Synopsis 3/7 – A disciple passes on the good news
- Sermon Synopsis 2/28 – A disciple uses their gifts to serve others
- Sermon Synopsis 2/21- A disciple obeys Christ continually
- Sermon Synopsis 2/7 – A disciple loves every other disciple
- Sermon Synopsis 1/31 – A disciple loves Jesus supremely
- Sermon Synopsis 1/24 – A disciple spends time with Jesus
What's love got to do with it? series
- Sermon Synopsis 4/18 – What’s love got to do with it? Pt. 2
- Sermon Synopsis 4/11 – What’s love got to do with it? Pt. 1
Who do you think you are? series
- Those who fail deserve to be punished
- The approval addict
- Our self-worth is not based on our performance
- Who do you think you are?
Zip It series
