Our thoughts of God are too small. Left to ourselves, we tend to reduce God to manageable terms. We tend to think of him as a lot like us on our best days or the nicest person we know. We want a god we can use and control. We want a God who doesn’t alter our plans, who will allow us to meet with him in ways that don’t demand changes to our lives. We want a god who stays out of our business. But that is not the God of the Bible. How big is your God? Theologians use the term “

One of the most basic understandings of the nature of God is that he is everywhere present at the same time. This is what theologians...

This week, three Bible studies that God has been working into me have been released on Amazon . I wanted to feel relieved and experience...

When you start a church from scratch, you don’t have many amenities to offer. We don’t own land. We don’t serve coffee. We don’t have a...

On Monday night and Tuesday of this week, Trent and I were with 100 other church-planting pastors and their wives. We enjoyed some...

When was the last time you were invited to dance? What was your response? Do you remember the last time you danced? What was it like? Our...

Recent events, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk, have prompted cultural commentators to prophetically declare that our nation...

A friend of mine just finished creating a pink princess room for her three-year-old daughter. I was amazed at the finished product and at...

Like many of you, my heart has been wrecked this week with the unceasing reports of the brokenness of our world. From the assassination...

If you dare to enter any relationship, whether friendship, marriage, or church, you run the risk of being offended. Every offense is a...

Do you have a life verse? You know, a bible verse that leaped off the page for you in a foundational season of your life that you return...

Last week, America Online, better known as AOL, announced that it was ending its dial-up internet access. My first thought when I saw...

In 2021, I found myself in a dark, confusing place. I had gone to counseling, been meeting with ladies in an accountability group, and...

This week, I had the joy of leading a new friend into a personal relationship with Christ. This marks the first of what I trust will be...

I’ve learned there are two primary reasons people get involved in a church plant prior to it launching. The first reason is that they...

These last two days, I've been thinking through Matthew 14:22-32. You probably know the story well. Twelve disciples are in a boat when...

One of my favorite things about my dad is that he is full of hope! At 77 years of age, his excitement about what he is hoping for spills...

The Bible is filled with great word pictures to describe our need for God. One of them is built right into our biology. Have you ever...

One of the most important distinctives of New City Church is Unashamed Vertical Worship. What does that mean? First of all, it is a...

Trent and I were stuck in the Detroit airport waiting for a delayed late-night flight. The guy sitting across from us looked like a...

The core group of New City Church is emerging. Two weeks ago, seventy-two people gathered for our first public prayer and praise...

How often do you travel by plane? Our air traffic control situation is in the news almost every day. Whether we are being told about...

Sunday, June 29, 2025, was a threshold moment in the life of New City Church. You know what a threshold is, right? Thresholds are more...

What comes to mind when you think of church? You probably think of a place or a building. I think of the fond memories I have inside the...