I’ve never described myself as joyful and I doubt that others would assign that attribute to me either. I suppose I thought joy was reserved for the more light-hearted and fun. Joy felt like a privilege I wasn’t intended to possess. These were all self-conscious assumptions. In fact, if probed I would agree that joy […]
Like a kid at Christmas time… Many of us are eagerly anticipating getting this in our hands today… Enjoy the joy of anticipation! What are you eagerly anticipating?
The Rhythm series continued this week with the subject of “Joy.” And we experienced a lot of joy watching our kids help lead worship at all of our campuses! They did such an amazing job! Thank you to all the kids and their parents for being a part of the services today! ******************** Here are […]
The Rhythm series continued this week with the subject of “Joy.” And we experienced a lot of joy watching our kids help lead worship at all of our campuses! They did such an amazing job! Thank you to all the kids and their parents for being a part of the services today! ******************** Here are […]
Recently one of our staff was telling me about the opportunity he had to meet Michael W. Smith. He was so stinkin’ excited that he got to shake his hand and get his picture taken. I smiled politely and said “Wow, that’s great” with as much enthusiasm as I could muster. You see, I worked […]
The last few weeks have been especially hectic… conferences… budgets… performance plans… new campus development… baggage… I’ll admit there have been days where I have wondered whether I can hang in there at this pace. I’ve found that when I’m in these seasons I have to be even more intentional about the simple things that […]
In an effort to choose joy like we discussed on Sunday, I’m reminding myself of the blessings in my life. One of the great points that George made was that in order to choose joy we need to focus on the things in life that can’t be replaced. So here’s the beginning of my list: […]
The Sync series continues this week. George Stull, our interim student pastor, spoke today at Cross Point Nashville on “Syncing Through Joy” and it was a good one. I’m embarrassed to admit (although I’m sure it’s no big surprise to many of you that know me well) that I have trouble with choosing joy. And […]
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