Give us today our…

Daily bread.
You know, this concept has been on my mind often the past few months.  I feel as though I’m beginning to learn more and more about just what this means in my life.  God has provided what I need, when I need it.  Sometimes that’s energy to get through a tough week.  Sometimes that’s [...]

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Fort Mills Campus Launch!!!

Hey, thought you’d be interested to know that I”m flying out to Charlotte this weekend to lead worship with Blake as we launch the Fort Mills campus of LifePointe Christian church.  I’m crazy excited about what God might do with this body of believers we have out there in Charlotte.  They had a preview service [...]

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BUSY!

hey all, sorry I haven’t had any updates in awhile, everything has been FLYING and my task list for the month gets longer and longer!  I’m sure you can relate.  But you know, even with all the craziness, God’s been keeping me (as far as I go) sane.  He’s placed some good reminders around me [...]

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Diversity

So, here’s something that’s really cool about Charlotte:  The city itself gives great value to recognizing diversity.  And above that, LifePointe has the belief that the Church should reflect the diversity of the community.  Both of these points attracted me to LifePointe.  For this to be a value ingrained in them means a lot to [...]

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LifePointe Christian Church – Part 2

The last couple values of theirs that I told you I would share are Relevance in presenting the Gospel to the culture in which their community is in, Excellence, Spiritual Growth and Fun & Celebration.  They really were convicted that in their culture there needed to be this emphasis on Fun & Celebration; that many [...]

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LifePointe Christian Church – the beginnings

Just a little bit about how LifePointe Christian Church – the Church community I will be joining this coming summer [see previous post]:
This community began southwest of the city of Charlotte in 2004 as a small group of families met in the home of Matt McGue.  Matt McGue and his family moved from ministry in [...]

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Next for the Intern…

Alright, everyone, the die has been cast and the decision is finally official. No more straddling the fence, no more anxiety over indecision, but I finally took the leap in saying confidently and officially that my next step in life is moving to Charlotte, North Carolina. Wow, it’s so weird to actually say outloud. I [...]

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My truck’s a fighter…

So, for those who didn’t hear, this weekend I was on the expressway and heard a funny noise coming from my engine area.  Long story short, I find myself parked near a flying J staring under my hood at flames shooting from my alternator.  Exciting, huh?  The good thing is that with the help of [...]

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Highlights from my journey to the South

1. Wearing a jacket instead of a parka in February
2. Bottom line of thoughts about the future: I asked God to challenge and stretch me and to let me be a part of something bigger than me and what I could control, and I’m pretty sure he’s going to do it.
3. The above thought freaks the dickens outta [...]

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