http://www.northlandchurch.net/media/each_one_is_tempted_when/ Sermon from Northland this past weekend on James 1:13-18. Enjoy the worship. The sermon starts at the 29 minute mark.
A Book Review: Revealing Heaven, The Christian Case for Near-Death Experiences
Every once in a while a publisher or author asks me to do a review of a book and post it to my blog. They give me a copy of the book but there are no expectations as to what I will say about the book. Of course they are hoping I will say good …
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Twenty-five Years Old and He is Changing the World
When you travel as much as I do and meet so many people from such different cultures and life situations, you are often blessed to meet people who completely stun you with what they are accomplishing for good in the world. As I head home from a trip to Uganda and South Sudan I am …
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Sermon on Joy in the Midst of Suffering
http://www.northlandchurch.net/media/joy_when_you_encounter_various_trials/ This is the worship service from Northland on Sunday February 24th 2013 as well as the sermon I preached on James 1:2-4, & 12
Talking to 80 Muslim Students about Jesus
It was the type of opportunity about which one can only dream and pray to come to pass. A group of exchange students from more than two dozen countries visited Northland Church in order to have a 90 minute presentation and Q&A about Christianity and Jesus. They came as part of a program, supported by …
Some good thoughts on suffering from one of my favorite guys from across the pond. Simon Vibert is Acting Principle of Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University. I had the pleasure of taking a course there and am impressed by the work they are doing and Simon's ability to combine solid scholarship with practical application for …
God, Applebee’s, Tips, and Misguided Christians
Once again under the category of Stupid Things Christians Do, we have the story of a pastor complained about a tip for an Applebee's waitress. And of course the story went viral which is what prompted this post. When the bill arrived it included an automatic tip for 18% due to the size of the …
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Lost People Matter to God Sermon
http://www.northlandchurch.net/media/lost_people_matter_to_god/ Here is the sermon that Sean Cooper and I tag-teamed on recently. We really did tag-team, passing the message back and forth a few times. Enjoy the Northland Worship team at the beginning. If you stay to the end, consider how you can follow the application that involves some sticky notes. Blessings, Dan Lacich
Provocative Christian Blog 2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 130,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that …
Provocative Bible Verses: John 3:16
For years John 3:16 had a seemingly constant presence and American sporting events, especially in the end zones of football games. The ubiquitous man with the rainbow-colored Afro held up his sign for all the world to see, week after week, game after game. Clearly it is the most famous citation of any passage in …
Why Sharing the Gospel is Not Enough
In recent weeks my quiet time of prayer and Bible reading has included an in-depth study of Paul's 1st and 2nd Letters to the Thessalonians. As Paul writes to the young Christians in that Greek city he makes a curious and profound statement in chapter 2 verse 8, "So, being affectionately desirous of you, we …
Being a Person of Hospitality
This sermon was preached on November 3-5th at Northland, A Church Distributed, in Longwood Florida. The link includes the whole worship service which I hope you will find uplifting. The sermon starts at the 39 minute mark. Being a Person of Hospitality We have lost something in our culture. It is the practice of valuing …
Honoring Obama Even When You Disagree With Him: The Sequel
This piece was first posted four years ago today. I find that it is just as relevant now as it was then and can only hope that people who claim to follow Christ will exhibit Christ-like character no matter what their political position may be. It is deeply concerning to me that I see many …
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Reflections from the Father of the Groom
With three sons and no daughters I will never be the father of the bride. Thank God for small blessings. I don't think I could handle it. It was tough enough being the father of the groom. But then as a pastor and the one who performed the wedding of my eldest son and his …
FOX35 Interview “Did Jesus Have a Wife?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86PcoQrqR8
Many of you have asked if I had video of the interview. Here you go.
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