It’s hard to believe that this is only our second Easter @ The Gathering. It was awesome to see great crowds of people coming in with great expectations, and leaving, celebrating the real hope that we have in the here and now world of Jesus Christ.
We launched our new series, “7 Ways Weird Families Work” [...]

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How do you really feel after Mother’s Day? Come on, tell the truth. Yesterday I read several blogs of pastors who do something very unusual; that’s to tell the full truth.
I’m not calling pastors liars, or leaders liars. But what I am saying is that sometimes it’s really hard to be honest. For example, Mother’s [...]

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Tomorrow has a duel meaning. Not only is it Sunday, but it’s also Mother’s Day. So it’s a great time to stop and ask this question: What does tomorrow mean to you? Is it anything special, or is tomorrow just another day? Here’s what it means to me.

Tomorrow is Sunday, a day of worship. It’s [...]

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As you work this week, think about these three statements:
1. Working hard at what comes hard leads to mediocrity.
2. Working easy at what comes hard leads to unemployment.
3. Working hard at what comes easy leads to amazement.
You will never be great at something you’re not wired [...]

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Last week my wife Paula had to have foot surgery. It was nothing major, but serious enough that recuperation time was more than a few days. One of the things that stuck out to me during this time was how our three daughters have responded to their mother’s surgery.
You need to know that these four [...]

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