redemption

A few days ago, my 6 year old boy John came home from school ecstatic about the prizes he had won and all the candy in his Easter goodie bag from school. One of his favorites was a bouncy ball. He bounced it on our hard wood floors and on the ceiling and his sister was jumping off the walls in sync with it…

This past week has been difficult. All my kids were sick, we were up multiple times a night, I caught a stomach bug, had multiple doctor appointments, overwhelming (think rip your hair out) demands in the home, and a flat tire…

This past Sunday, our church partnered with 15 local churches to pray for 18,000 homes in the city of Rowlett, TX (just outside Dallas). Our church gathered together for worship, a message of encouragement, instructions, and then our leaders sent us off. I teamed up with an incredible family in …

… continues to save me from: anger, control, pride, fear, condemnation, envy, shame, bitterness, anxiety, lust. The weight of my sin on the cross was great, but not greater than the One who took it upon his shoulders: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFvMzDlsmig]

I interviewed an extraordinary guy last night for a potential story in a project we’re doing with Max Lucado. Chris Skinner and his wife Suzie sat down with me for two hours sharing about God’s grace on Chris’ life. In college, after a night of partying with his frat brothers, …

One of the most amazing things about my job is being able to hear and reflect upon solid teaching from our video shoots before I write. I’ve been writing the discussion guides for our Bluefish TV 2009 Small Group Kit that releases soon. Some of our teachers/pastors in the kit include Erwin …