3.9.2017 You Pick Three Hello Family, Recently, the famed Barna Group (the research firm behind such studies as The Exploration of Faith in New York Since 9-11) published The State of the Church 2016. While I’m not a devoted student of statistics, nor do I defer to analytics to make my decisions (frankly, 91.4% of… Continue Reading
God is Devoted to You Hello Family, As I sat across from a man during a recent lunch, he said to me (as he reflected on a terrible trial that he is currently going through): “If you’ve told us once, you’ve told us a thousand times, ‘God never gives up on his children; he loves… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. Time for “Grace” is Running Out A Special Message for Our Ladies, I ran a search on Amazon this morning for “Christian relationship books” and got 59,915 results! Clearly, relationships are an area of high priority, or at least high interest, in our lives. God himself has put great… Continue Reading
This Present Struggle Hello Family, I hope you’ve found nourishment in the gospel this week. My prayer for you has been that God would “strengthen you with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy” (Colossians 1:11). Speaking of joy (or lack thereof), I got my taxes done this… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Scott Williams, Northpoint’s Pastor of Adults and Families. Our Need for Community Hello Family, Today we live in a hugely individualistic culture. Our western society loves to champion those who can “pull themselves up by their own bootstraps,” those who would consider themselves a “self-made man or woman.” Even many of the movies or books that we… Continue Reading
When God’s People Give Hello Family, I hope you’ve found rest in the grace of Christ this week. My prayer for you over the last couple of days has come from Psalm 25: “Show us your ways, O Lord, teach us your paths; guide us in your truth and teach us, for you are our… Continue Reading
Five Reasons that I Cherish and Champion the Sacredness of Human Life Hello Family, I hope you’ve experienced the richness of God’s presence this week. That has been my prayer for you. In three days, we’ll celebrate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (SOHL), a morning on which thousands of churches around the country will consider… Continue Reading
1.12.2017 The Meaning of Life Hello Family, I hope you’re having a great week. I have been praying for you, that God would respond to you when you seek him and deliver you from all your fears (Psalm 34:4). On Tuesday evening, I was on my way to Chick-fil-A with my wife and two of… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach. The Folly of Self-belief Hello Family, It is the message of nearly every Disney movie, the mantra of motivational speakers and self-help gurus, and it is what passes for communal wisdom in a community that has rejected divine sources of wisdom.… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. Give Me Jesus Dear Northpoint Family, Do you remember a Christmas when you got the most amazing gift ever? Something you longed for but only imagined getting in your wildest dreams—like Ralphie and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun in that classic Christmas movie. For me, that… Continue Reading