I’m not a college Basketball fan (My general rule is, if the players aren’t getting paid, I’m not interested), but I have my own version of March madness happening! I have tried to be very intentional about slowing things down and not letting me weekly schedule get over 50 hours (I’m actually trying to limit myself to 45), but I haven’t done a very good job in the month of March. I am doing better on really taking a day off each week, “The Rest of God” was such a great book that brought me back to that fact (I … Read More

I’m glad that’s over! We got killed in the 1st service. I think people could have picked their own row 🙂 2nd service was a decent crowd, but what was amazing was the stories I heard. The most moving was a woman who came up to me and told me that she and her husband just celebrated 10 years of marriage. She then told me that they was about to throw in the towel until they started coming to CF. I was really moved by her story, especially with Carey and I having just celebrated 10 years as well. That … Read More

Yes, it’s that time of year again! It’s time to spring forward and set our clock AHEAD one hour on Saturday night! This means we are going to LOSE one hour of sleep on Saturday night. This means we will probably need an extra cup of coffee on Sunday morning. Our cafe will be fully rockin’ in the morning to meet your needs. Let me say that missing church over the time change is the lamest excuse ever (okay, 2nd lamest. I know a guy who said he missed church because he said he got a bad haircut – true … Read More

We did a survey with our church a couple of weeks ago and we got the results tallied. Interesting findings. Median age: 29 (Last year, it was 33. I’m getting older and the church is getting younger. At this rate, by the time I’m 60, I’ll be preaching to a nursery 🙂 Male: 47% Female: 53% (National Averages are 61% female/ 39% male) Marital Status: 57% Single (That surprised me.) Yet the most asked for topic or series was marriage. Most asked for topic amongst guys: Revelation/ End Times. Why are guys preoccupied with the end of the world? Maybe … Read More

Mark and I had a great time doing an interview with 89.7 WMCU about our upcoming marriage series “Illusions” today. It’s going to air on Friday morning during the 8AM hour. I’m really excited about this series. I think God wants to touch a lot of relationships that are on the brink. We’re praying that it has a big impact! Since today is Mark’s birthday, I thought I’d take him to Houston’s for lunch. The hilarious part is that Mark knows everyone (or someone related to them). So we get there and Mark hugs the valet guy. Why? Mark was … Read More

We had a lively discussion at our staff meeting yesterday over what the church should be. Several topics were discussed, but the conversation came down to, “What kind of church do we want to be?” (By the way, the sign of a great team is being able to have discussions like these – I serve with an exceptionally intelligent group of people who love to think through tough issues like this) I said, “It boils down to 2 things: We can be a church where when you walk in and look at everyone from the staff, the volunteers, and the … Read More

A reminder to all those who call Calvary Fellowship home: this Sunday we change our service times to 9AM and 10:30AM. This series is going to be unforgettable. God is going to do something great! Be there or be square…

Today we finished our “Encounter” series and honestly, it was one of the most anointed services we’ve had. I was blown away by the work God was doing in the hearts of people as we closed out this series. Today was my first Sunday back and I felt so loved by our church body. It was an amazing feeling. After the invitation (where we saw a lot of people pray to begin a relationship with Jesus) we had these huge white boards on either side of the stage. I talked about our new marriage series that starts next Sunday and … Read More

It can be so easy in church world to forget why we do what we do. We can lose the holiness, the awe, and the wonder of serving God as we get caught up the day to day stuff of church. As a lead Pastor, I tend to get most of the mail that says how much people loved a sermon or the church. I also get to be the recipient of hearing what God is doing in the lives of those who are attending our services and getting involved in ministry and small groups. I decided recently that I … Read More