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People watching can be fun!

I use to sit and wonder why people did what they did and chose the lives that they do. I have always loved people watching and trying to figure out their stories on how they became who they are today. What decisions did they make and experiences did they have in order to become the…

GET COMFORTABLE BEFORE YOU READ THIS!

How was your welcome? Did you feel comfortable enough when you came through our doors here at church? Do you need more room? Can I get you some water? Is the temperature in here ok with you? Did the preacher make you feel good today? I really hope you enjoyed your experience here and will…

The Cement Trance

I had been walking around downtown Wellington and noticed something really interesting. I think the people there love cement! Every person I was looking at, had their eyes fixed on looking down at this grey matter while moving with an extreme pace to an unknown destination. One by one, they would pass me by and…

Do Not Give up!

When I left the USA to come out here to New Zealand, my mind set was to go and do whatever God wanted me to do. Never did I think that almost 2 years later I would still be here. For me, I know that God has called me out here to raise up leaders…

Your Accident Is Unacceptable!

I must say that I absolutely love our Youth Group. God has really given me an amazing group of leaders and kids to minister to. Each week when Monday comes around, I get really excited knowing that I get to hang out with some amazing teenagers. To see them grow and mature in their faith…

The Christian Life!

“Come to Jesus and your life will be perfect and everything will be all good!” That statement is such a lie! When I came to Christ, everything became harder, and life seemed only to fall apart. Things were not perfect, and things were not amazing! Just like anybody else going through life, it was tough…

It Should Have Been Me…

It should have been me by your side, but instead I was so focused on things that really didn’t matter. Looking for unlikable details to so that I could protect my heart from this idea that if I was to let down my guard you would have full access to the well spring of my…

Till DEATH Do You Part…

Till, death do you part…. That is a very interesting statement that holds a lot weight from the tongue on your wedding day. Millions if not Billions of people have said those exact words all over the world to tell their partner with the intention of making a bounding commitment for life. The only thing…

Don’t Judge Me!

He had been dealing with something for a long time now and finally worked up the courage to talk to me about it because he just couldn’t live with it any longer. He was sickened by the life style that he had been living in and really wanted out. That day he came to me…

Is Online Dating Any Worse Than Pornography?

Over the last few years online dating sites have begun to pop up all over the world. You have every possible dating site you can think of. Some that match only Christians, some non-Christian, some that focus on being homosexual, or if you want casual sex dating; there is even dating sites for specific places…