Yep. That was me. In the very first row of seats (from the ceiling) at the Thursday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Minnesota Vikings. Experiencing the National Football League is a total emersion experience. It may be impossible to simply stick your little toe into the ocean of one of the …
Our series title, Acts: Our Story, indicates that the Biblical book of Acts becomes the normative example for the co-authoring of our lives with God. Your life book will be titled, “The Acts of the Apostles and ____ Your First Name_______ _______Last Name__________.” Consider the writing picture of 2 Corinthians 3:2,3. There are twenty-eight chapters …
Sometimes the very things that are expected to help actually hinder and the things thought to destroy bring life. Progress sounds energetic and positive; often it is. Yet there is a possible dark and difficult component to progress. All of “modern” technology was predicted to make the average work week shorter, end stress, and usher …
This teen makes a fantastic point about the passing nature of depression. Never allow yourself to get stuck in the dark valley. Keep walking and you’ll see the light of joy again. I viewed this video here. http://gnli.christianpost.com/video/young-girls-inspirational-message-after-her-best-friend-commits-suicide-7080
Why is enjoyment such a difficult idea for some followers of Jesus to embrace with enthusiasm? It’s almost like God didn’t, indeed couldn’t, say of His creation, “It is good.” The spiritual and the enjoyable are not polar opposites! Have you seen people struggle with the question, “Should I enjoy this or must I be …
Porsche, Pink China, and Planting Gardens? Enjoy! Read More »
Children and teens are, without a doubt, the evangelism priority for effectively ministering in America today. With twenty-five percent of the United States population being under seventeen years of age and with the vast majority of those who become Jesus followers being under the age of fourteen, it is clear whom we should prioritize. Becoming …
A Strategy for Ministering to the Next Generation Read More »
MCA is totally fired up about the work of the Holy Spirit that is bringing blessing out of difficulty, benefit out of challenge, and purpose out of aimless living. God works often against and in spite of the dominant story line of the world’s culture. We are collecting your counter stories for two reasons. 1. …
Your Account Counts: Your Version of God’s Counter Story Read More »
Recently the Kids in Training (KIT) team presented an inspirational human video in one of the MCA weekend worship services. The talent, skill, and commitment of the children shone brightly in the presentation. Their work was impressive. But more impressive than their presentation is the deep love of Jesus and people that radiated from their …
When we look closely at our lives we begin to comprehend that the story line of our life is His-story. God continually infuses our experience with a narrative that moves in directions we only understand by reflecting upon our yesterdays. I bumped into this notion while studying pain at Northwest University. C.S. Lewis said, “God …
This is My Story, This is My Song, Praising My Savior…….. Read More »
High performance people have at least seven core competencies for peak performance. These outliers understand that their peak performance is anchored in the nature of the One who created them. The first three chapters of Genesis reveal God’s (The Ultimate High Performer) way of bringing creation out of Himself. The first thing we notice about …