So, here’s to reflecting, recalibrating, and maybe cracking a few jokes along the way. Let’s remember the hope of Advent, trusting that even in the tension, God is writing a story far better than anyt...  Read More

“Money is the most reliable external indicator of where our heart is.”Oh man, Tres! That was my first thought when he opened his message (11/24) with this statement. I grew up in a one-income househol...  Read More

Sunday’s sermon covered one of my most favorite things about God’s Kingdom—Authority. I think I love it so much because as a child I was raised in an environment that didn’t understand authority, beca...  Read More

The value of the Kingdom is the premise. It is paramount and utmost. It has become what drives my family. It’s what Erin and I base our marriage, parenting, and schedule on. It’s what we are starting ...  Read More

What’s my purpose?This question has plagued mankind throughout history. Many of us are searching for our purpose in life when in reality, truly knowing God's ever-working plan for our lives comes abou...  Read More

In Sunday's message (10/13), we heard about two Kingdoms: the one of light and the one of darkness. I loved when Fox said that there's a world that God invites us into that we can't participate in by ...  Read More

We started a new series, More Than Sunday, this past weekend (10/06). My takeaway is a mix of the sermon and what Kaitlyn shared as she opened the service.The main thought I walked away with was, if w...  Read More

On Sunday, September 29th, we closed out our Gifts series. Here are my big takeaways from this sermon:“For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than ...  Read More

Wow, what an incredible series we have been in about the Gifts! In this, Erin and I will share what we found impactful from Sunday’s (09/22) message and the series in its entirety. Here are three thin...  Read More

During preservice, this past Sunday, we were taking communion, and while my mind was grasping for thoughts, I had something cross my mind that went along with something Kristina was saying. As she led...  Read More

Heavy breaths accompanied by quickened heart beats and hands with death grips on to do lists.We think in and we think outBut we don’t often breathe in and breathe out.Slow is not a considered pace and...  Read More

The goodness of God rests on nothing but Himself. It doesn’t rest on our circumstances or the outcome of our day-to-day, in which God is our pal when it’s a good day and mean on the bad ones. Our day-...  Read More