Physicists have long used dominos to illustrate natural phenomena. They like to use the domino to illustrate gravity and gravitational potential energy. Basically, the idea that a normal sized domino can start a chain reaction that could, in theory, knock down a building! Stephen Morris (who holds a PhD in geophysics and lists “the Physics of everyday […]

I’m pretty excited today. Why? Because we are causing a commotion. We are stirring up trouble! We are creating an uproar on a cosmic scale. Let me explain. A few weeks ago, we scheduled “Marriage Night.” This was an event that was streamed live via internet into our church. We had over 100 people show […]

I took a day off today and took my kids to the water park! There’s a lot of screams and squeals, lots of laughter and shouting. And no matter what there’s always lots of”Hey Dad, look at me!” There’s always “Hey Dad, look what I can do!” And I’m always proud! I act like I’ve […]

In the small church that I grew up in I learned a lot about prayer. I learned the word; “DEBMLY.” Ever hear that word? My dad started every prayer that he ever prayed with that word. “Debmly Father …” I learned that there were men in our congregation who didn’t put a “g” on anything […]

In 2 Samuel 10, we find Joab leading the armies of Israel into battle. Very quickly in the course  of the conflict, he realizes he is facing a two front war. On one side, he is facing the army of the Ammonites. On the other, he is facing the armies of Syria. Joab quickly divides […]

In case you weren’t aware, the biggest movie in the world right now is a comic book movie. Fans have been eagerly awaiting this movie for a long time. Not only will this film continue the story of the Avengers, a group of superheroes brought together in the first films, but it will also bring […]

Everything changes when the risen Savior calls your name.  That was our theme on Easter Sunday. We had nearly 500 people in our auditorium and we experienced a wonderful morning of worship together. But so what? I mean, really. So what? Are we so good, so righteous, so moral that meeting Jesus has no effect […]

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the […]

“I just don’t know how to feel what I’m feeling.” An 11 year old kid told me that Monday with tears streaming down his face. He was hurting in a way he had never hurt before. In fact, his entire school was hurting in a way that no kid should ever have to hurt. This […]

Jesus walks into our segregated, compartmentalized, divided and neatly labeled world and starts tearing off labels.