“Nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” These words are the toughest for me to accept at times when it comes to doing what I do. I am a church planter. I am a hard working church planter at that. I have big dreams for my church plant. I have high expectations because I [...]
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This past Sunday, since it was Father’s Day, I taught on Real ManHood. It was actually pretty enjoyable because there is nothing more fun for me than to poke fun at the male population (which definitely includes myself). I think our people enjoyed it and what was so great about it all was that I [...]
Last week, exactly at this time, my father and I were speaking in Newport News, Virginia, at the United States Air Force (Air Combat Command) Chaplain’s Conference. I know that was a mouthful but that’s exactly what it was. These Chaplain’s were the ones who were overseeing the spiritual well being of the Air Force [...]
It’s not too often in life when you have the opportunity to be a part of the beginning of something incredible. Well, this next week, May 13th-15th, about 150 people will be able to do so when the Aletheia Network will hold its very first Network Conference. I love grass roots events…Probably why I’m a [...]
This past week I had a new visitor at Aletheia tell me that they loved our church and that it reminded me of their church back home. That is always a good thing in my mind because we want people to feel comfortable when they come through our doors. But the next thing she said [...]
Because Aletheia is a collegiate church, and because we hold our services on the University of South Florida’s campus, and because next week is spring break, and because the school will obviously be shut down due to s[ring break, we have been given the boot from campus the next two Sundays. So how do I [...]
Since I have finished seminary now, and I am not forced to read 4 books every 8 weeks, I am vowing to actually start working through books no longer out of obligation, but out of a desire to expand my knowledge base. And when I say knowledge, I mean Biblical and practical ministry knowledge. That [...]
To everyone who doesn’t know who Matt Chandler is, he is the lead pastor of a church in Texas called The Village Church. The church has over 6,000 people in attendance on any given weekend. He is 34 years old and is one of those radically gifted young dudes that God is using to expand [...]
Mark Driscoll lays the hammer down per usual regarding the weaknesses of “guys.” It’s 23 minutes long but well worth it. Enjoy…or be offended…
At Aletheia Tampa I have been teaching through the book of Philippians for the past 6 months. This video pretty much sums up what I have been learning in that great book by the Apostle Paul. Check it and get ready to laugh.