Join us for the first Scarlet City Project informational meeting. We’ll be grilling out and sharing the vision for a church plant on the northside of Columbus. Bring your kids, dogs (if they play well w/ others), and friends (again if they play well w/ others) on Sunday, August 8 at 5 pm. We’re meeting [...]
Part Two: How is the love of God evidenced in my life? Yesterday, we looked at the manifestation of God’s love. God’s love was expressed in sending Jesus so that we can have life. This message of reconciliation is exclusive to those who place their faith in and submit to Jesus, the son of God. [...]
Part One: What is the love of God? 1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” There are many who read the above passage [...]
I’m currently in Washington D.C. for a funeral. The events and interactions with others surrounding a funeral are often interesting because funerals inherently remind people that life as we know it on this earth has a distinct beginning and a distinct end. My wife and I have been praying a lot about the situation we’re [...]
Take 51 seconds and watch this video: The Drunk & The Crocodile I think my favorite lines are: “Just as I touched it, it had my leg at the same time…when it grabbed me I thought, ‘I’m in trouble.’” (drunk) “How bizarre could you be, that’d be my worst nightmare to go in and spend [...]
Since moving to Clintonville (a neighborhood on the north side of Columbus) I’ve been learning a lot about the people living here. It reminds me of my college days in many ways. Many are open to spiritual conversations but they’re not open to anything that reeks of evangelical Christianity which they associate with being a [...]
Recently I’ve been reading a book that is really challenging me. I don’t know if ‘challenge’ is even strong enough language to communicate what this book is doing to me on the inside. ‘Troubling’ may be a more suitable way of saying what this book is doing to me. If you’re wondering what’s troubling me, [...]
How do you pray? Better yet, what do your prayers sound like? I’ve heard it said, that the way you pray reflects who you believe God truly is. I periodically reflect on my prayer life. Does my prayer life reflect God as a genie in a bottle, here to grant my requests? Is God a [...]
God has always used his people to be a blessing for others. When God called and formed a covenant with Abraham he stated that “all the peoples on the earth will be blessed” through him. (Gen 12:3c) Jesus came so that people “may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10b) And now [...]
Last week nearly 5,000 students from all over the country came to Columbus, OH to grow deeper in their faith. Many of them chose to participate in service projects and prayer walks throughout the city each day last week. We were able to send students to serve at a retirement home in the community every [...]