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About Me

I am a fifth generation pastor, and have had a lifetime of experience in helping hurting people. In addition to founding and pastoring four churches, I have traveled extensively into over sixty nations speaking in local churches, leadership conferences, and on university campuses.

The driving force in my life is my passion to build a "crosscurrent" church; a church that is Biblically literate, Spiritually sensitive and culturally relevant. I am also the author of several books and I frequently appear on national radio and television programs.

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My Blog

One Amazing Week

On the heels of another outstanding "Red Letter Summer Weekend" Judith and I entered one amazing week. I don't have the time to chronicle everything the past seven days have held for us but here are a...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:03:00 GMT

From Jay Leno to City of Grace

Third Day flew in late last night following their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to appear on the K-Love Morning Show which was broadcast from our Mesa Campus auditorium. The timing of t...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Summer Thankfulness

Looking around the jam packed auditorium at 11:30 in Scottsdale this past weekend I struggled to control the lump in my throat and the tears on my cheeks. It was an amazing thing to catch an...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:27:00 GMT

Immigration, Division, & Reconciliation

The events of this past week have confirmed my suspicions that we are living in one of the most divisive periods in recent history. Strangely enough, it seems to coincide with this election cycle whic...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:00:00 GMT

Radial United Service

Last night was our first combined campus event for our "Radial" youth ministries and it rocked my socks off! (That expression alone proves that I was too old to be there!) In the words of this generat...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:08:00 GMT

The Four Elements of Success

Judith and I spent six hours yesterday learning from one of the world's leading business consultants, Laurie Beth Jones, and I can't begin to describe the energy that is flowing through my brain this ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Jesus is Coming

Jesus is coming this weekend! Yeah. I know. The funny has left this joke long before I've tired of using it. But there's just enough of a little boy in me to keep trying to get the classroom to laugh....
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Snow in Arizona

Last night we had Snow in Phoenix...Tony Snow that is. Gotcha! ;-) Judith and I had a wonderful time eating dinner with former White House Press Secretary and FOX News Broadcaster, Tony Snow. Of all t...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:50:00 GMT

East Valley Tribune Article

This past week I wrote an article for the East Valley Tribune, at the invitation of the Spiritual Life editor, and it was published in today's edition. For those who do not subscribe to our local...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Skydiving Finale

For those who wanted to see a repeat performance of the skydive we featured last weekend as a part of our "Go Big or Go Home" sermon series, here goes...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:04:00 GMT