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Frozen from Fear

I am a worrier. I can get so deep inside of my head worrying about anything and everything. Lately, I have been consumed with the reality that my children are …

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God’s Grace Taught Me How to Live, God’s Grace Taught Me How to Die

My mom, Jade Yong died Thanksgiving night, just a few months ago.  We knew it was coming.  After all, based on percentages, only 25% of pancreatic cancer patients make it …

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5 Realities of Discipleship

I grew up in a family that loved sports.  I distinctly remember being in my grandmother’s backyard as she taught me how to hit a baseball.  I also remember that …

How to Create a Disciple-Making Culture in Your Church

Six months ago, when our church plant was eight months old, I realized I had made a big mistake in church planting. I kept talking about discipleship and I was …

Watch the Giants…

“He’ll stand forever as a giant in these eyes.”  That’s a phrase I often whisper to myself when I think about my Granddad.  Next year he’ll turn 80 and probably …

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Man Enough to Wear a Towel

In the three years that they had been together, the disciples had watched Jesus feed thousands with a few loaves and fishes. They were in the boat when he walked …

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33 The Series – Volume 2 Trailer

Have you ever taken the time to understand your own personal story? Do you know why you are the way you are, and why you do the things you do? …

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“And Guys”

Who Are Your “And Guys”? What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? Write it down. I bet it was dangerous. There’s a good chance it involved the police. And I’d …

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4 Words

What is the most powerful thing another man has ever said to you? Think back, what words can you remember like it was yesterday? I speak with young men all …

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Take Off Your Shoes

Something remarkable happened to a man named Joshua outside a city called Jericho. What happened to him needs to happen to us. Everything was going great until they came to …