So I feel like I'm the last possible person to be writing this email, but I also feel compelled to claim this and "pick up my mat and walk" so to speak so I'm telling you about it. On and off I've been praying that God would heal me from my anxiety, specifically that I would be able to go off of my medication. This week I ran out of meds and for a few days now have been s...

I believe that one of the implications of the message Pastor Chris used this past Sunday to begin the new Power and Authority of a Submissive Heart series is that Human beings were originally created to experience submission to God as pure joy. How great was our fall that today so many of us tend to hate the very thought of submission, not only to our God but also to those...

It usually takes awhile to come to terms to the things that happened during our trips to Romania in the moment, we see the small picture and it's always wonderful. As time passes, we get to see a bigger picture as God reveals new blessings as He continues to use the trip as a lesson to us all! I'm seeing a much bigger picture now after a month and it's amazing! The trip ...

Albert Benjamin Simpson (1843-1919) was one of the most important Christian workers of his day. He was an ardent soul-winner and was active in raising up new believers and in training Christian workers. He began his service as a Presbyterian minister, but later resigned after realizing the inherent frustrations in trying to serve the Lord within the denominational fr...

I believe Pastor Chris's message this past Sunday especially resonated with many people, and I was no exception. The section about inclusivity being part of our church's vision was what made me think the most, but I also believe inclusivity cannot be thought about apart from another aspect of True Life's "spiritual DNA", our desire to be authentic. Both these qualities hav...

Although I am extremely grateful that we live in a country that allows the church to meet in a public school and to have some of the freedoms that a nonprofit organization has, some of the legal business aspects to church can make things a little blurry.We want to obey the law, and we want to do it in a biblical way. Reconciling those two takes a great deal of prayer, exp...

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. - John 12:24-25 One night in September, 2007, as the sun was setting over Los Angeles, California, I sat across the table from my...