This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Geoff Grant, Northpoint’s Director of Worship. Merry Christmas? Or Meretricious? Hello Northpoint, It’s so exciting to get to say something to you before the holiday season. It’s been a good exercise for me to stop my Christmas busyness to try to articulate something that would be useful for all of us this time of… Continue Reading
The Best (and Worst) of Christmas Carols Hello Family, ‘Tis the season to dust off the ol’ holiday canticles. Over the next few weeks, the songs we know and love will be broadcast over the airwaves and web, belted out in neighborhoods by peripatetic carolers, and sung in churches by congregations and choirs. And like… Continue Reading
12.1.2016 A Great (But Neglected) Gift Hello Family, As Johnny Mathis once famously crooned “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” And while I wasn’t quite ready to appreciate the October onslaught of ornaments and festive music in department stores, it’s nice now to see the lights and decorations that signify the official arrival of… Continue Reading
11.23.2016 This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. Ho Ho Ho Dear Northpoint Family, Do you ever wonder where some of our holiday traditions come from? Like, who decided green bean casserole should be on every Thanksgiving table? Don’t get me wrong! Any side dish recipe that requires you to open a couple cans, stir and heat… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Pastor Brent Whitefield, Northpoint’s Pastor of Missions and Outreach. What Are You Thankful for This Year? Over the next week, Christians around our nation will take time to reflect on things for which they are thankful. This is a wonderful exercise and one that should not be confined to a… Continue Reading
The Payoff of Persistence Hello Family, I hope you’ve had a restful week in the Lord. When I was in the television industry and trying to move to a bigger market, I sent my resume tape to a prominent NBC station. In television, market size is everything. If you’re able to break into the business,… Continue Reading
A Surprising and Disheartening Endorsement Hello Family, I have been praying for you over the last few days, that our Father would enable you to recognize and rejoice in his love. It’s been an interesting week in the world of social media (and this is to say nothing of the endless pre-election barbs that have… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. Hope for the Prodigal It’s that time of year—the season of candy and costumes, of harvest fairs and Halloween parties, of fall leaves, and pumpkin-flavored everything. I’m reminded of Pastor John’s challenge to us to use this season as an opportunity to be a witness in our neighborhoods; to… Continue Reading
Hello Family,I hope you’ve found times of refreshment this week. In the spirit of Psalm 62, my prayer for you has been: “Father, enable us to rest in you. Cause us to find hope in you. You are our rock and our salvation; our fortress. Do not allow us to be shaken.” Amid the uncertainties of… Continue Reading
Hello Family, One of the questions that I’m asked repeatedly is this: Am I really supposed to forgive and forget? If you’ve been betrayed, abused, or hurt deeply, perhaps this question has haunted you for a long time. Well, like many good theological and relational conundrums, the answer is not as simple as we would… Continue Reading