When Grace Happens

I don’t know about you, but for me, Thanksgiving brings back so many memories. Yes, long before the “It’s gotta be organic…can you run back to the Whole Foods deli… asparagus is the new greens” bandwagon, what I remember is, “Boy, you better eat your food or you’re not getting up from the table!” Even with ten of us in my family, four boys, four girls, and mom and dad, there was always plenty of food…and plenty left over. Nothing was ever wasted. Leftovers didn’t last for lon

Could you be wearing the wrong clothes today? Could you have grabbed something from your closet, something you often put on, and left the house without giving it a second thought? I went to dinner and a band concert with my kids last night and noticed my oldest son Justin wearing Chuck Taylors. Spanking new, white Chucks. Just like we used to wear “back in the day.” What I didn’t know is that they were killing his feet. As we waited for the concert to start he took one off in

Lord I Need You (Live 11-17 @ The Gathering)

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1. It’s not about bowing down to get God to like you; It’s about bowing down because you understand how much He already does. Read 1 John 4:19 2. You are loving, You are wise; There is nothing in my life You cannot revive. Read Isaiah 61:3 3. What starts as an insignificant assignment often leads to your most significant moment. Read John 21:17 4. Your greatest limitations are God’s greatest opportunities to show Himself through you. Read Gen. 50:20 5. We don’t labor

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Some days you just bump into God everywhere. You can see Him and hear Him because He has inexhaustible means of reaching us with the good news of His Son Jesus. This day it was through a homeless man named Jimmy who sat down next to me on a park bench with 2 hot dogs and enough wisdom and insight for me to listen as long as he would stay. He prayed so long over his hot dogs that I asked him what he was praying for. He said, “Oh’ I was praying for people. You don’t pray for pe

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