Long before I was a pastor, I was in the corporate world, working in sales. In 1999, I felt like God was asking me to quit my job and work for my father-in-law’s church of 180 people. They couldn’t afford to pay me, so I worked for free. I didn’t have an iPhone and computers […]

Years ago, I found myself in a CRAZY abusive marriage. It was, truly, the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through! At one point, a gun was in my mouth! (Now, that’s SCARY!) I didn’t even know if I was gonna live through the next 60 seconds, or not. But, I HATED the idea of failing! […]

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Back in 2008, we were getting ready for the dedication of the Earth City Campus. About two weeks out, we had an inspector pay us a visit. This guy said, “You’re NOT going to open on that date because you won’t have your permit. I’m going to FAIL you!”  I said, “Well, we’ve got two […]

I know it’s weird, but I like to give the people in my life completely NEW names. (I guess I’m quirky that way!) When Morgan Jennings married my son, we already had a Pastor Morgan at work, and Ashtyn had a friend by the same name. I started calling her “MJ”. Well, “MJ” turned into […]