I never intended to become a pastor. I didn’t go to seminary. I didn’t attend a Bible College. I went to a four-year university at which I studied Business. I had always had an analytical mind, contemplating how things work and how...
“Judge not, lest ye be judged.” This excerpt, taken from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, is perhaps the most well-known verse in the entire Bible. In fact, if an unbeliever is able to quote anything from the Scriptures, it’s usually these words. It’s nothing...
The end of chapter 8 is smack dab in the middle of Mark’s gospel account. It also contains the pinnacle climax crescendo of the entire book! It’s the famous passage in which Jesus asks his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter, speaking on...
When my relationship with Keri started to become serious after my Junior year of college, I made a summer trip from Chicago down to Texas to spend a week with my girlfriend and her family. I was excited. I was nervous. But, looking back, one of the...
A couple months ago, I preached through the book of Habakkuk at The Garden. Truth be told, I had never studied this minor prophet of the Old Testament, but as I was reading through it one day, the Lord put it on my heart to take a deep dive on Sunday...
Earlier this year, we made the decision to join the G3 Church Network. As a non-denominational church plant, we recognize the value of belonging to a larger group of churches in which we can utilize helpful resources as well as benefit from fellowship with other...
It was in 2020, during the peak of the quarantine, that my wife and I began to tell people about our decision to plant a church. Our goal was to gather with a few committed families in our living room for about six months before officially launching The Garden...
