Worship "Concert"

I had the privilege of attending the Chris Tomlin "concert" last Friday night at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix. One of the highlights of the night was that Chris, Matt Redman and Louis Giglio spent nearly an hour talking to a small group of pastors and worship leaders about worship a couple of hours before the concert started. Although we got some good ideas that we can implement in our church, what...

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Set Free

After looking at Paul's description of redemption in Ephesians 1:7-10 on Sunday, I was really struck by the fact that our daily Bible reading for that day also focused on the whole concept of redemption. In Romans 7-8, Paul gives us an even more detailed account of how we have been set free from slavery to sin. Aren't you thankful that Jesus has paid the price to set us free from a way of life that...

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The Gospel According to Jack Bauer

Many of you out there probably know what a big "24" fan I am. In fact, it was really hard last night to decide whether to go to the U of A basketball game or stay home and watch the premier of "24". But since I could record "24" on the DVR, I went to the game, which may have not been the best decision, since my Wildcats lost. But at least today's a holiday, so I can watch last night's 2 hour premier...

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Three Funerals

A friend sent me an interesting email this morning. It centered on three funerals that were held last week - one for former President Gerald Ford, one for James Brown and one for Saddam Hussein. I'm not sure who originated these thoughts, but I thought they were well worth our consideration:"All three men, President Ford, James Brown, and Sadam Hussein had choices in their destiny. Today they have...

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Lofty Goals

As those of you who were there last Sunday know, I've challenged us as a congregation to shoot for some pretty lofty goals this year:To read through the entire Bible this year (See www.thornydalechurch.org for a link to the reading schedule)To memorize the Book of Ephesians as I preach through that book.I've had several people comment about the fact that those are some pretty high expectations. And...

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