When the Ocean Became a Sanctuary
On September 20, I baptized 17 people in the Atlantic Ocean at Ocean Isle Beach. I’m still rejoicing. I can’t get over it. Fourteen of them were people we had planned to baptize. We knew
You Don’t Have to Clean Yourself Up to Come Home
There’s a lie a lot of us have believed for a really long time. We think we have to get our lives together before we can come to God. Stop drinking. Stop cussing. Stop sleeping
Why Jesus Chooses Ordinary People
God has never been looking for perfect people. He’s been looking for people willing to say yes. If you’ve ever felt unqualified, overlooked, or like your past has disqualified you from being used by God,
THERE’S STILL ROOM
Most of us notice empty chairs. We notice them at restaurants, in classrooms, around holiday tables, and yes… in church. Sometimes we look at an empty chair and think about attendance. Numbers. Growth. Programs. Jesus
If your church closed its doors today…would your community feel it tomorrow?
You’ve heard this question before… “If your church closed its doors today…would your community feel it tomorrow?” And if you’re honest…you probably already have an answer ready. “Well yeah…of course they would.”“We have programs.”“We serve
They’re Not the Future of the Church… They’re the Right Now
There’s something we keep saying in church world that sounds right… but quietly does damage. “The next generation is the future of the Church.” It sounds inspiring… hopeful even. But it’s incomplete. And if we’re
The Smell of the Fire Never Really Leaves You
There are two charcoal fires in the Gospels. Most people only remember one of them. But I think Peter remembered both... every single day for the rest of his life.
When Hope Looked Dead
There’s something strange about Easter week. We celebrate resurrection with joy, with songs, with empty tomb declarations… but the story doesn’t start in victory. It starts in silence. It starts in betrayal. It starts in
God Isn’t Impressed… And That Might Be the Best News You’ll Hear Today
Let’s be honest… A lot of what we do for God… is actually for people. The polished setlist. The perfect transitions. The “spontaneous” moments we practiced three times in rehearsal. We say it’s for Him…
God Knows Right Where You Are Tied
Have you ever felt tied up? Not just busy or distracted… but really stuck. The kind of stuck where no matter what you try, nothing seems to move. Doors you expected to open stay closed.
