Category: Faith
Sermons, resources, conference recaps, book reviews, and reflections on faith
Being Christian in a Secular World
Every year, Cassie has given the message in worship the Sunday following Christmas. Not only is this an awesome Christmas gift to me, but a wonderful opportunity to show the congregation that we are all messengers of Christ with our own stories to tell.… Continue Reading “Being Christian in a Secular World”
The Other America
I’d like to say I am free of bias, but that wouldn’t be completely honest. I am a Bruin through and through and if you love UCLA, there is one school you do NOT love – USC also known as the University of Second… Continue Reading “The Other America”
Escaping the Death Star
Han Solo started to celebrate a little early. After escaping the Death Star, he felt pretty proud of himself. Sure, he lost the old man, but considering they just escaped from a fortress the size of a small moon (“That’s no moon…that’s a space… Continue Reading “Escaping the Death Star”
Reflections
What makes us Christians? For those of us who say that we’re Christians, what is it that defines us as a people? Certain things about ourselves are determined for us. Things like our birth parents, our ethnicity, our skin color, the shape of our… Continue Reading “Reflections”
The One Millionth Question
100 times. What would you do if you got asked the same question 100 times? A day. When you’re a cast member at Disneyland it happens. Every. Single. Day. “Where’s the bathroom?” “Where’s Mickey?” “How do I find Space Mountain?” Over and over and… Continue Reading “The One Millionth Question”
We Create Happiness
We create happiness. That is the key to Disney’s success. Eighty percent of businesses fail in the first 18 months.[1] Churches seemingly do better, but after only four years 32% of them shut their doors, too. And those numbers don’t reflect stagnant churches or… Continue Reading “We Create Happiness”
The Billion Dollar Mistake
Part 1 of our 3 part Disney Series It is never too late to change. It is never too late to change. I had a guy come up to me once, a great guy, a salt of the earth kind of guy, a guy… Continue Reading “The Billion Dollar Mistake”
The Hamster Wheel
I never understood the hamster wheel. If I were a hamster, I’d spend all day running around those plastic tube mazes. I was always fascinated by them. When I was a kid, I wanted to own a hamster just so I could build one… Continue Reading “The Hamster Wheel”
Genie in a Bottle
What would your three wishes be? If tomorrow you found a genie in a bottle and they granted you three wishes to come true, what would your three wishes be? Now, as anyone knows who has seen Disney’s Aladdin, you can’t wish for more… Continue Reading “Genie in a Bottle”
Does Prayer Work?
Does prayer work? If you ask around you’re sure to get a variety of answers and not all of them consistent, logical, or with sound theology behind it. Whether or not prayer works often is in the eye of the beholder. The devout follower… Continue Reading “Does Prayer Work?”
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