Have you ever heard the name Johnny Hendricks? He is a Mixed Martial Artist. He is a good one, and recently he fought for the championship belt in his weight class. If he were to have won the belt, he would have been classified as the best fighter in the world at his weight. I […]

Here is an awesome quote from my favorite author, Brian Zahnd. Enjoy! “To be born in America is to be handed a certain script. We are largely unconscious of the script, but we are ‘scripted’ by it nevertheless. The American script is part of our nurture and education, and most of it happens without our […]

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 When we are being overwhelmed by God’s Spirit we are typically only concerned about what The Spirit is doing in those moments. This, I believe, creates freedom. Freedom from everything else going on in our […]

Here are some great Life-on-Life Discipleship Tips. Enjoy! Rod

When Israel was finally freed from the iron grip of Egyptian slavery, they got out of there pretty quickly before the Pharaoh had any time to change his mind . Exodus 12 tells us that these newly freed people did not even wait for the yeast to make their bread rise. Instead, they quickly packed […]

My wife, Anna, and I are planting a church. Actually it is a site plant of another church, and we love it. Here is what we have: 1. We have excitement about what we are doing. 2. We have a desire to reach people for Jesus. 3. We have mentors who have gone before us. […]