I’ve drawn the following picture a couple hundred times to give a visual illustration of one’s need for Christ to bridge the gap from that which separates us from God. While I think it’ s a pretty accurate description of life before Christ the illustration makes no sense if you’re a Christian and yet, it’s [...]

I’ve got a feeling some of you need to be reminded of these simple, yet life changing words. “Grace is the face that love wears, when it meets imperfection.” -Joseph R. Cooke Some of you need to extend it today. Some of you need to receive it today. Grace. It’s always needed.

I think most of us begin our Christian journey with this simple truth. I’m broken. I need Jesus. The end. However as we launch out on this new journey it doesn’t take long before we begin to hear this growing and incessant whisper that says, “Try harder, do more.” Sing more. Memorize more. Journal more. [...]

Over the past year I’ve become a fan of Scot McKnight and his thoughts on following Christ. I don’t always agree with him, but he almost always makes me think outside of my little theology box. He recently wrote an article for Relevant Magazine entitled, “Why Doesn’t Anybody Talk About Sin?” Here’s a little snippet [...]

Several months ago I learned via a phone call that a particular religious group was going to be picketing at Cross Point’s Nashville campus. This religious group based out of Kansas is famous for showing up at churches, religious organizations and funerals of service men with what I consider to be vulgar picket signs. A few [...]

I’m so excited about my friend Mike Foster’s new book Gracenomics. I spent some time this weekend reading through it and over and over it reminded me of the man I desperately want to be. A man with a ministry that is described as exhibiting unexpected, excessive, and scandalous amounts of grace. I love what [...]

I was tipped off a couple of weeks ago that a particular religious group was going to be picketing at our Cross Point Nashville campus. I’m not going to link the group or give them any extra attention (which I believe is what they’re really seeking) but this group is known for showing up at [...]

We’ve spent the last three weeks in a series entitled “People of the Second Chance.” I wanted to say a special thanks to Mike and Jud for their ministry which is the inspiration behind the series. They’ve modeled what radical grace looks like for the entire Kingdom. Yesterday, I spend the majority of my time [...]

Like many of you I’ve been unable to escape the constant media attention given to the Tiger Woods scandal. Does it seem ironic to anyone else that the media is giving Tiger such a hard time for living out the lifestyle they portray on almost every single television show they air? But to be honest, [...]

I felt led to kind of stick with the “going first” theme this week on Without Wax. Here’s a video of a young lady here at Cross Point whose going through an awful lot right now but chose to “go first” this past weekend. She risked criticism, pointed fingers, and judgement and in my book [...]