This past Sunday I was standing at the back of the auditorium in our weekend service when my friend, Thane walked over to me. Thane's wife, Sarah, wrote, appears, and did her own voice-over for "My Story" (below). As Thane stood beside me, I listened, got choked up, then smiled, then choked up again...

I'm posting this video clip from this past weekend for two audiences, two purposes. First, Granger Community Church attendees and members: If you missed the weekend, you missed this unapologetic recommendation from our senior pastor, Mark Beeson. Interested in an approach to your sexuality and relat...

I jumped back into some online journaling of my Bible reading through YouVersion this morning. Thought I'd throw the same content up here. I suppose I've always read these passages of the first disciples following, believing they knew exactly what the call was about - of course, they were crossing t...

going to bed at 2 in the morning on a school night was definitely not a good idea on my part. i have been completely dead all day. :( i worked my last thursday today. omg yess. tuesdays, thursdays, and fridays off? crazy. today i told bobby i liked chez. i also told bobby that i liked him. hahaha. f...

(Photo: Mark Beeson) This past Monday my friend and fellow pastor, Rob Wegner, was one of six recipients of the Martin Luther King Drum Major Award, sponsored by the Martin Luther King Foundation, City of South Bend, City of Mishawaka, and the Chamber of Commerce. The award was inspired by Dr. Marti...

Twenty years ago I worked in human relations in a non-profit agency for six years. During those tenures I volunteered in local church ministry. I led students, taught classes, and chaperoned youth events. Then I spent half a dozen years on a church staff as a youth pastor. From 1997 to 2000 I worked...

This is Kathy Guy. She's a phenomenal leader on my team. She oversees community among our people. She understands people, that they matter to God. Her understanding shapes how she counsels; it influences how she empowers leaders; it centers her own relationships. She's an invaluable leader in our ch...

Years ago - 16 to be exact - I landed on this passage at a prayer retreat on the Oregon coast. God seemed to drive this passage to my core as the essential purpose of my life - both in personal transformation and as a life mission in helping others experience their worth and significance in Christ. ...

This year we changed up our approach to celebrating volunteers. In years past we've decentralized the celebration into ministry department evenings. Or as was the case the past couple years, we hosted a church-wide Friday night event to say "you matter" to the thousands of volunteers who make the mi...

Several weeks ago a young couple in our church, Brandon and Jill, experienced the painful death of their 10-year old daughter, Audrey. Most people would meet Audrey and understand that she had special needs. She was wheel-chair bound, could not see, and was not able to speak. But she was in an extra...