While this is my favorite time of the year, I know it can be a difficult to navigate for many. With only 9 days left the “Christmas Season” is in full swing. There is the last minute shopping to get done. You’ve got a string of Christmas parties to hit up. Family gatherings will have [...]

At the risk of losing my “man card” once again, I have to admit that I’m not a big fan of mice. For the life of me I can’t figure out why so many of us seem to be terrified of a little creature we could kill with two fingers, but the fear seems to [...]

It’s hard to believe but 13 years ago today I stood at the front of the church and watched my soon to be bride slowly walk down the aisle to me. It seems like just yesterday that through a chance encounter, I met her. It was the beginning of our Sophomore year at Western Kentucky [...]

We’re so close! For 5 years we’ve tried to get a single picture with all three boys in Santa’s lap. In 2006 we got really close but at the last minute, despite promising him cotton candy, Gage decided he just couldn’t do it.  But he agreed he would stand in the general vicinity of the [...]

I’m so proud of the student ministry here at Cross Point. George Stull and his team lead the student ministries which cover three, and soon to be four, campuses. In the past month I’ve heard people describe what’s going on in our student ministries here at CP as a “powerful movement of God among students.” [...]

Most of you know that I”m a huge fan of church planting. God has allowed me to be a part of two church plants. Both Morgantown Community Church and Cross Point church were launched because a group of people believed in the importance of launching a church with a unique vision to reach it’s community. [...]

Is it just me or does it seem parents these days put more pressure on kids than ever before? We push them to walk by age 1. We desire they excel at a sport by age 9. We calculate grade point averages and start talking about scholarships by 6th grade. We want them to not [...]

It’s amazing how many of these Nativity scenes I can pass during this time of year and rarely, if ever, think much about it.  It’s sad, but in many ways I’m afraid we’ve put the nativity scene in the same category as Santa, Frosty and the little elves reducing it to a mere symbol of [...]

Few things rob me of my… -joy -time with family -peace -dreams -God given calling like my terrible “people pleasing” disease. While I have no formula for success what I do know is this… trying to please everyone is guaranteed failure. Anyone else struggle with this disease? Subscribe to Without Wax Via RSS Enter your [...]

One of the highlights of over a decade and a half of ministry has been receiving emails just like this one over the past two weeks from people who stepped out in faith during Faith, Hope and Love. I introduced you to Christina last week. Today, I want you to meet Josh. His faith and [...]