ED'S BLOG
MONEYBALL and the Weekend that Was
I love when we as a community are a part of defining moments in people’s lives. Last weekend with our Big Beach Baptism was a huge example of that. This weekend we saw families dedicating their children – a huge defining moment for them and thus for us as a community....
THE HELP and the EPIC WEEKEND THAT WAS
I know, I know. According to me, every weekend at Journey was great. Well that’s pretty much true, but I’m telling you this was an EPIC weekend at Journey. I’m just going to hit a few highlights and share a bunch of pics. NIGHT OF MUSIC On Saturday our worship...
THOUGHTS ON “THE WEEKEND THAT WAS”
Last weekend was so powerful. Lots of people have come up to me and expressed gratitude for Chris Rader’s openness, authenticity, vulnerability and passion. Lots of people shared appreciation for the kind of church expressed in my little Kingdom Values Approach...
UNCONDITIONAL DAY, CHRIS RADER and the Weekend that Was
This weekend was powerful, raw, authentic… Real Church! Chris Rader, our pastor of Care Ministries shared his “My Journey” the full story being in his book: Unconditional Dad – A Pastor’s Journey Through the Words, “Dad, I’m Gay.” We created a lot of space and wanted...
RENAISSANCE ACTIVATION and the Weekend that Was
The series we have called “Renaissance” is wrapping up. I think it’s a really good way to talk about this thing that Jesus was constantly referring to and God’s project on the earth called “The Kingdom of God.” We are always looking for new language to talk about and...
HAITI – my recent trip, Haiti and US
I will be sharing some thoughts on Haiti in the next couple weekends, but I thought I’d share just a few thoughts and a few pics here. It had been almost exactly 2 years since I’d been to Haiti. I was there in May of 2010 shortly after the earthquake. When I...
