(re)made

Hello, (re)made community. Wanted to give you a little update. Continue Reading…

I grew up in a church where the pastor said what was up. If something was a sin, he would talk about it and you repented and got right with the Lord right away. But in the past five years or so, I’ve seen a shift from what Christians are saying. Instead of saying what sin is, I’ve heard them say, “Just love everybody like Jesus loves everyone”. I’m trying to figure out if this is a good or bad thing. I mean, I agree with the fact that we should love everyone, no matter what they’ve done. But at the same time, sin is sin, right? Is it a thing where Christians should just love everybody and let God deal with what sin is? Will that person just eventually turn around on their own? The only problem I have with that is, how will those people know something is a sin if we don’t tell them? Will God just tell them one day while walking down the street? This is what I’m pondering.

Should Christians call people out on their sin or just leave it alone?

Ever since I was a kid, my family has been in church. While attending church I’ve noticed how styles have changed quite a bit. I used to think Michael W. Smith, choir robes, sweaters, long hair, Mark Lowry and glasses were the coolest things out there. Oh, and I can’t forget Carman. It seems that this just isn’t the case anymore. So, I started compiling a list of what makes church people “cool” in 2010. Here are the top 9 things I could come up with:

1. Gotta have a scarf around your neck. That goes for everybody.
2. Gotta have a pair of TOMS shoes. You say you’re helping out a kid, but we all know it’s for the coolness factor.
3. Gotta have a mac. A PC just won’t cut it.
4. Having an iPhone is a must. Mainly for reading YouVersion off of it and you look wicked holy while doing it.
5. The Fauxhawk is a must. God will not love you if you do not have one.
6. You have to be talking about the latest book you’re reading. Talking about what’s in the Bible is so yesterday.
7. You have to go to at least 2 conferences a year. You will not know what you need to know to be saved.
8. Everyone has to find a way on that stage. You better sing, play a musical instrument or something. Get to dancin’.
9. Every cool Christian must have a tattoo of some sort. Oh, and a part of that tattoo must be showing to the public. If it’s on your arm, make sure you roll up your sleeve just a tad. A cool story behind the tattoo is a must (preferably Biblical).

***I couldn’t think of #10, so maybe you can help me out.–

10. ??????

I’ve heard all kinds of missions from churches. Some focus on Continue Reading…

At what point does someone’s outward praise to God become a distraction?

Doing Sunday night services @orchardchurch = me watching online service @chapelhill. Music was awesome during worship service, but that wasn’t what did it for me. It was actually "Jesus Saves" by Carlos Whittaker during baptisms that got me pumped. There’s something about getting excited about what Jesus is doing in lives. More exciting than that football game on Saturday or Sunday– We’re talking about eternity here. So tell me something, what church song got you pumped today? Did the song go back a little ways and it took you to that place in life where you were closer to God than where you are now, or was it newness?

I saw Joyce Meyer speak last Friday. I was floored by how many people said they gave their lives to Jesus after listening to her. So, the question @revbrad asked me last week- What do you think of women pastors?

This my pastor, @randyMB. He is awesome because he listens. I hope you have a relationship with your pastor or a leader in the church that will stop and listen. Tell me something- What character traits do you believe makes a pastor great? Or even fill in the blank- My pastor is awesome because he/she ____________. Either way you want to do this, it’s your choice.

Well, if you haven’t heard yet this is my last weekend at The Church at Chapel Hill. I started going there five years ago when we were just in a High School auditorium. Now, we have grown into a pretty large church with a brand new facility that is able to accommodate for new guests and regular church members alike. We actually are about to start the 888 campaign where The Church at Chapel Hill is building eight new churches in the next eight years and the Internet Campus just started up and is running live every weekend. God is definitely pouring His Spirit out on Douglasville, GA. After saying all this, my last weekend attending this awesome church is finally here and we are definitely going to miss every single aspect of it. So, many great, powerful, God-things have happened since being at CCH. Being under Pastor Dave Divine’s leadership, Jasmine and I have grown so much. It has been a wonderful time of meeting new people and serving over the past five years. At this moment it is definitely a bitter-sweet feeling. We are leaving all of the  familiar faces and moving on to help plant another church, Church at the Orchard. It’s definitely going to be a fun, hard, and interesting all at the same time kind of experience experience doing this. So many unknowns at the moment but God remains constant. So, thank you to CCH for the years of awesomeness. I just wish I would have met more people along the way. I don’t feel like I even come close to knowing the many friendly people that attend this great church. But hey, this all goes back to Howdy.

I didn’t video tape many things while at CCH, but this is the probably the most fun thing I caught on tape.
Staring Contest:

I haven’t talked to someone outside my small circle of friends at my church in a long time. I talk to the same people week in and week out and don’t think twice about it. Yep, this is not good. So, my challenge to myself is to meet new people at my church in the next couple of weeks. I’ll give myself the goal of meeting 3 new people in the next month. Hold me to it guys. So, do you know what I’m talking about? We need new relationships. They make us grow personally and get us outside of our church group box we have built for ourselves. When’s the last time you shook someone else’s hand, said howdy and really got to know them as a friend?