Your Greatest Temptation by Pete Wilson Luke 14:25-27 Jesus makes a distinction between salvation and discipleship. Salvation is about coming to the cross and trusting Jesus. Discipleship is about carrying the cross and following Jesus. Luke 10:27 John 15:17 Jesus is using hyperbole to make a point. He’s exaggerating in these scriptures to make the […]
I’m a little late in posting March’s book of the month, but I was pretty sure I knew it needed to be this book. I just needed to finish it first. I told you a few weeks ago that I thought this book would be life-changing. I feel like I’ve already won an insecurity battle […]
The Most Important Question by Pete Wilson The single most important question you’ll ever ask in your life is… Who is Jesus? This question has been asked and debated since Jesus lived here on Earth. Examples in scripture where who Jesus was, was questioned: John 8:48, Mark 3:21, Matthew 16, Matthew 28 Most of us […]
Both the prayer of crisis and (the prayer) of formality prostitutes the art of prayer. For prayer is to be the continuing impulse toward light, hope, inspiration, spiritual intimacy, and renewal. Dare to Journey: with Henry Nouwen Did you catch that? My prayers of crisis and formality p r o s t i t u […]
Five years ago this week I walked through the doors of Cross Point Church not as a volunteer anymore, but a staff member. I remember that day so vividly. I remember driving the 30 minute commute from my home to the office thinking “Have I really done this?”, “Am I really walking away from the […]
Leadership is lonely. We know that. We’ve been told that a zillion different ways from a million different leaders. But, have you ever had one of those days that is beyond just lonely? One of those days where it feels so dark, like the world is closing in and you want to just walk away? […]
This past Saturday night we decide to head to the mall to hang out for the night. We had no particular agenda… just to walk around and spend some time hanging out. As we wandered we came upon a bookstore and it occurred to me that there was a new book I wanted to get. […]
As typical siblings do, my sister and I fought over EVERYTHING when we were growing up. We knew how to push each others’ buttons and we thoroughly enjoyed doing it. Most times our battles were over who got the last piece of cake, who got to sit in the front seat of the car, or […]
Have you ever counted the number of times you look in the mirror? I decided to do an experiment and count for one day how many glances in the mirror I take, but… I lost count. Yeah, it was that many times! What I did discover is that because appearance matters to me (much more […]
It was a crazy weekend for us at Cross Point. Nashville had around 4-6 inches of snow this weekend so everyone has been pretty hunkered down. Most local churches were closed, but we opted to keep the doors open and I’m so glad we did. Each of our campuses made some adjustments to make the […]