I had the incredible opportunity of watching Brewer ride a bike for the first time the other day. What an exhilarating experience! I was so proud of my baby boy. Like Riding A Bike from Pete Wilson on Vimeo. Laying in bed that night I kept thinking about a phrase that I used over and [...]

“We are not faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected [...]

Thought you might enjoy a few pictures of the early stages of my garden this year. I would visit my garden a dozen times a day if I could. There’s nothing like watching an asparagus root shoot out of the ground or to see a strawberry turn red in front of your eyes. This may [...]

Several years ago I had the opportunity to meet the one and only Stephen Brewster. We now serve together at Cross Point but the very first time we sat down together he said something to me I’ve never forgot. He said, “Pete, you need to know your present state of deception. We are all deceived [...]

I’m starting my morning off in Atlanta where I’m speaking at the Whiteboard Sessions. This is an interesting conference because each speaker has only 15 minutes to speak. I’m a pastor. I’m not used to 15 minutes. In fact, each Sunday I speak for 30 minutes and most conferences I speak at I get 45 [...]

  This is an exciting week. I’ll be in Atlanta, Dallas and Knoxville in the next 48 hours. It’s a finish line of sorts as I’m wrapping up what has been a crazy four months of travel. I’ve learned in ministry there are very few finish lines. The works is never done. There’s always more [...]

  Growing up I had a Sunday School teacher that was quite fond of reminding us that we were all a work in progress. While I can’t absolutely prove it I’m pretty sure she had a song that went a long with this concept. I really wish spiritual transformation wasn’t such a process. I’m tired [...]

My oldest son, Jett (you may remember him from THIS self-directed video), turned 10 yesterday. Hard to believe I have a son who’s in double digits now. This past Sunday he made an amazing basketball shot that our neighbor caught on camera. He asked if I would blog it so everyone could see how awesome [...]

We launched a new series this past Sunday entitled “Anything But Ordinary.”  Matt Singleton and the rest of the team did a great job on this series promo.   I’ve been preaching for almost 18 years and I’ve never preached verse by verse through the Beatitudes, but I’m loving it. If you’re a Cross Pointer [...]

I think we’re all aware of the devastating tornadoes that tore through the South last week leveling entire towns and killing some 340 people, mostly in Alabama, with families still missing loved ones. There has not been a deadlier day for tornadoes since the 1925 outbreak that took 747 lives throughout 7 states. Part of [...]