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June 28, 2009, will be LifePoint's last Sunday as a church community. Join us as we will be celebrating and honoring what God has accomplished during the life of our church family. Four years ago, a small group of seven people gathered in our living room and we dreamed of starting a new church in San Diego. As new faces began to show up in the living room, we realized our dream was becoming a reality. On September 11, 2005, we held our grand opening and watched as people previously disconnected from God found their way back to Him. People who hadn't been to church in years, if ever, felt at home. We reached out to the arts community in San Diego and hosted many fine musicians and artists. For nearly four years we shared the ups and downs of life -- babies were born, marriages were celebrated, people were…

My last teaching series at LifePoint was entitled "My Three Wishes." I shared the three values I hoped each of our members would come to embody: prayer, simplicity, and worship. Yesterday's message was on worship and was taken from Isaiah 6. The message concluded with God asking Isaiah, "Who will go for us?" and Isaiah responding with, "Here I am. Send me." I closed the message by challenging our people to rethink how they will look for their next church. Instead of looking for one that will serve them, look for a church that they can serve. Look for a place where their gifts and talents will make an immediate impact. It's tempting to think like consumers rather than contributors when looking for a church home. With that in mind, here are a few random thoughts about what to look for in a new church home. 1. Christ-centered. Jesus should…

In February of 2005, I posted an ad on Craigslist for a new small group study I would be hosting at our house. The theme of the study was “Ordinary Spirituality.” A day or so later I received an email from a lady who wanted to participate and asked if she could come by and pick up the materials. We spoke for a few minutes the day she stopped by to pick up the study guide. In her late thirties, she hadn’t attended church since she was seven or eight years old. But she was excited about the idea of learning about how to find God in the ordinary parts of life. When the study concluded four weeks later, she came back for the next Sunday night and the next topic. Soon thereafter she decided to become a part of LifePoint’s launch team. As we prepared for our grand opening,…

I saw this on the news this morning and thought, "I should keep this in mind when I buy my next swim suit!" I'm not sure the green swim suit is his best color, but the white socks and work boots are a nice touch. Ohio Man Accused of Harassing Girls in Women's Bathing Suit Here are the boots ...

As person who traffics in words for a living, I'm interested in how people use words and what that reveals about them. I fielded a call at Blue Have today and the customer says, "You only have eight products on your site." First of all, I know we have more than eight items -- many more -- because I personally created most of them. So what causes a person to exaggerate with such a low (and specific) number? Why pull the number eight out of a hat and not seven or eleven? So when I replied by saying, "Sir, we have many more than that" his response was: "I know but I don't like any of them." Which raises the question: why not just start with that since that was the obvious issue? Words. Interesting, revealing words.