This was a first!

by | Apr 5, 2012 | Gospel, Leadership, Open Life

This week I did something I have never done before, and it is for the benefit of soo many!  I preached my Easter message to our pastoral staff at Open Life. What would make me do something like this?  Simple: I want to reach the broadest audience with a very clear,...

My “One Day”

by | Mar 20, 2012 | Bible Study, Gospel, Open Life, Stories

It’s amazing how one day can change the pages of history in our lives.  We wake up one day the same as the last, but in any given moment our trajectory can be drastically impacted by something as simple as a flat tire, car accident, health concern, food poisoning,...

Open Life Easter Experience

by | Mar 16, 2012 | Bonney Lake Church Plant, Gospel, News, Open Life

We are just 22 days 19 hours 13 minutes and 10 seconds from the Open Life Easter Experience, “One Day to Change the World.”  Here is the opportunity before each one of us, Easter is the one time a year people are most open to considering what Jesus was all about....

How big is your dream?

by | Mar 13, 2012 | News

This Sunday I am starting a new series at Open Life called The Circle Maker, based on Mark Batterson’s newest book.  It is one of the more challenging books I have read recently on the power of prayer.  The topic I am hitting on this Sunday is Dreaming BIG. One of the...

Don’t rush through life

by | Mar 8, 2012 | Culture, Leadership, Life, News

Disneyland really got me thinking: My heart is exploding with inspiration lately.  Truly can’t explain the passion that is welling up within me at every turn and it is not coming from the expected sources. You would think the word, prayer and church would be the...