Pastor Jack’s Blog
Just some everyman insights into everyday life; Gain some wisdom on issues you are dealing with in your life.
January 2022
Is it possible your shopping cart is too full?
Has this ever happened to you? You need to make a run to Costco for one, maybe two items. You don’t need much. Just a chicken and maybe some samples. As you walk in you even debate for a second whether or not you even need a cart, but you decide to get one just
This year I resolve to be more self absorbed!
Who’s into New Years resolutions? Statistically only 44% of American’s make New Years Resolutions and out of those only 8% stick to them. I have a theory as to why most of our resolutions fail. Here’s the center of most of our resolutions. This year I resolve to be more self absorbed than I was
Do you find yourself in a season of busy or have you fallen into a lifestyle of busy?
It’s okay to be in a season of busy. Some of the best times in our life will be seasons of busy. Do you remember getting married season? Just started a new job season? Newborn season? Okay bad example. Busy for a season is okay, but it’s not okay to be in a lifestyle of
A time for love and a time for hate? Really?
Our church is doing a study on Ecclesiastes and I spoke on a very familiar passage in Ecclesiastes 3. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…” I could
Deciding what matters
The amount of things in your life that you think really matter is much bigger than it really is. We think everything matters. The reality is your matters list is bigger and ever expanding. Here’s a short list. Work matters, overtime matters, advancing in the company matters, Your boss’s opinion matters, your co-workers opinion matters,
June 2018
Now You See Me
There’s a Biblical character I’d like you to meet; his name is Gideon. You know who Gideon is, right? He’s the guy who stayed in your hotel room just before you did and left his Bible, The Gideon Bible. Get it? I didn’t think so, but I couldn’t resist. Gideon was one of
An Advice Column
It’s graduation season and this year its especially tough for me since my own daughter graduated from Scripps Ranch High School last week. It was a great day; she even wrote and performed an original song at the ceremony. One of my favorite things is listening to my daughter sing and don’t ask me where
May 2018
Who is the King of Your Heart?
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”--Joshua 24:16 Enter just about any Christian household and chances are you will find this quote somewhere—over the front door, in the kitchen, in the bathroom. Christians love to use this quote as a proclamation of their faith. It’s a great quote and most Christians
April 2018
Counting to One
Do you all remember what day it was last Tuesday? Of course you don’t, probably because you’ve blocked it from your memory so let me help you: last Tuesday was April 17th, or tax day! Usually it’s April 15th but since the 15th was on a Sunday and Patriot’s Day (a holiday only celebrated in
Why Jesus Isn’t Superman (and Why He Doesn’t Want to Be)
In my last post, I told you why Jesus is my favorite superhero. Today, instead of telling you all the ways Jesus is like a superhero, I’d like to tell you the ways he isn’t like one; or at least not like one specific one—Superman. You see Superman has a motto that we are familiar