The Gathering
It Might as Well Be You
If God is going to bless someone, it might as well be you. If He’s going to pour out favor on some business or endeavor, it might as well be yours. If God is going to show up in a big way for some family, it might as well be… More
Free Your Mind, and the Rest Will Follow
We continue this week in our series “Moo Out Loud” to try and figure out how we can stand up and be heard above the noise of the herd. So today we dealt with the first of our five practices, and that is, to free our mind.
From the moment… More
How to Free Your Inner Rock Star
Every person I’ve met has one thing in common: they want to be heard. By that I mean they want their voice, their lives, their insights to matter.
As we launch into a brand new year, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about how to take your stand… More
Reflections on Five Years at The Gathering
This past weekend was the fifth anniversary of The Gathering Nashville. It’s hard to believe that five years have already gone by. Without overstating the fact, they’ve certainly been five of the greatest years of my life in ministry. Not only has my family flourished, but my faith and my… More
A Non-Happy Joy
This is the season to be jolly. At least that’s what the song says. But the angels announced “it’s a time for great joy to all people.”
The question is, “Are you really joyful?” The truth is, most of us focus more on happiness than we do on joy. And… More
There Is No Comfort in Religion
One of the major themes of my life’s work has been to make a distinction between religion as a thing we do to try to appease God, and being Christian which is a relationship initiated with us by God, through Christ.
My singular passion in our Polyester Jesus series is… More
God Loves You More When You’re Good; So be Good for Goodness Sake
You’ve all heard the little song, “You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good so be good… More
Why Aren’t You More Prosperous?
This past Sunday we continued our series, Polyester Jesus, distinguishing the difference between artificial religion and authentic faith.
Each weekend we’ve been talking about one of the benefits that real Jesus offers. We’ve been talking about things like assurance, contentment, peace, and this week we focused on prosperity. One of… More
Paula’s Home, and I’ve Still Got Peace
As many of you know, my wife Paula gave us a scare this past weekend when she became ill, and we rushed her to the hospital. The good news is, she passed all of her tests, and she’s perfectly fine. We’re giving God all the praise and thanks, which makes… More
When Discontentment is a Good Thing
One of the most elusive things, it seems, we pursue in life is contentment. Even when we pursue it, we really wonder what it is.
For a lot of people contentment is not wanting anything, being satisfied with mediocre, and really just another word for being lazy. But is that… More
