Tag: Jesus
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Probably Both” #TheTable
Symbols are common in the Christian’s world. A crown – royalty; victory A dove – peace; the Holy Spirit A door – opportunity or closure Fire – glory of God; Holy Spirit A cross – love, hope, redemption But there is an overlooked symbol taken for granted that is needed more than ever in our…
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New book “Launch Point” is here!! #LaunchPointBook
It’s finally here!! Today is the launch of my second book “Launch Point.” It has been my heart to create a tool for NEW Christ-followers that is both practical and economical. Thus, we have “Launch Point.” Quite often, people starting their faith journey with Jesus can be overwhelmed with the litany of steps thrown at them. “Get baptized…Read…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Missing Piece to Peace” #TrueNorth
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. I’m not sure if you knew this, but a magnetic…
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You Have My Attention; I Follow Your Direction
“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.” Psalm 96:11-12 “You have my attention; I follow your direction.” It’s from those eight words that the entirety…
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Healing Begins with Forgiveness
“Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 Last Sunday at Kfirst was pretty awesome. If you missed it, click here for the Livestream from it. There’s something about seeing people, in humility, stand and admit, “I’m dealing with bitterness and/or…
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I Never Knew Jesus Could Be Like This
“I Never Knew Jesus Could Be Like This.“ These are words that have lived with me for the past 24 hours. They are words that have lifted my heart and challenged my soul. I have a pattern in my “post-church service” conversations. Guests are my priority to talk to. Yet, I try to connect to…
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Captivated By Comfort
“And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.” Matthew 14:28-29 Going through my journal stuff that didn’t make Sunday’s message at Kfirst, a statement stood out in the midst…
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The Color of Character
“The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13 NLT I alway had a thing for art as a…
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Character in Real-Time
“Then their good character will shine through their actions, adding luster to the teaching of our Savior God” Titus 2 (MSG) One of my favorite shows of all time was the show “24.” Outside of a great lead character and the crazy storylines was the one aspect each episode offered that no other show was offering:…
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Mind the Gap – Depression Doesn’t Need Distance
I’ll start this off as I have my previous blogs on the subject: My name is David. And I’m a pastor who deals with bouts of depression. I don’t specialized in the medical or psychological field, but as one who fights a personal battle while refusing to let others stand alone in theirs. My depression is…