What’s in Your Hand?
Gideon only had 300 poorly equipped soldiers. David only had five smooth stones. The widow in Zarephath only had "a handful of flour and a little oil…" The prophet's widow only had "a little oil." Jonah only had a sermon.…
Houston, We Have a Problem!
I saw a TV commercial recently portraying the command center during the countdown for a NASA mission launch. The countdown was interrupted several times to change the mission on the launch pad based on what was trending on social media.…
Blessed and Blown Away
So, last night I jumped on a plane from Phoenix so that I could be home for a Church Awakening pastor's prayer gathering today... our first north of Seattle. The prayer gathering was for pastors from Snohomish and Whatcom counties.…
What Must We Learn From First Century Christians?
What was most important to the early Christians of the first few centuries? Of course, the whole life of Jesus had significance for them. But it was mainly His passion and resurrection that were of utmost importance. The Jews were…
Edmonds Community Prayer Gathering
Attention All Christians! You are invited to join with other Christians in the Edmonds Community for a time of Worship and Prayer next Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving! Ten Christian churches in Edmonds are sponsoring and hosting this Thanksgiving Prayer…
Pastors’ Prayer Gathering November 12th
Attention Pastors & Ministry Leaders! Join us for our Western WA Pastors' Prayer Gathering in Arlington on Thurs. November 12th from 10 AM - 3 PM at Jake's House Church at 18824 Smokey Point Blvd. #105 in Arlington This gathering…
Reviving Jesus’ Ailing Bride
It strikes me this morning, how cunning is our enemy, to push us to distracting and time-wasting extremes in our faith walk... all under the guise of "correcting" something that, in reality, doesn't really need fixing. I know that was…
Our Calling, Our Family – Part 3
We throw the term around enough about being God’s family, but how do we do “God’s Family?” One way is to love one another – 1 John 4:16 says …God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and…
Our Calling, Our Family – Part 2
Biological and adoptive families are a gift from God. They are the building blocks of society and the Church of Jesus. But Jesus seems to point us to another level of family, one centered in our faith in Him. In…
Our Calling, Our Family – Part 1
If you have followed my blogs over the past few weeks, you know that the church where I pastor (Westgate Chapel) has gone through a season of feeling unsettled. As a result, I felt impressed by the Lord to call…