JESUS > RELIGION

I shared this video on Sunday at the beginning of my message. I’ve received a few comments about it over the week. There have been many blog post written in response to this video. One priest even made quite a creative response poem. As I shared on Sunday I think any of the kick back [...]

A Baby Story

Lyla Kay

A BABY STORY So two weeks ago on a Thursday morning my wife, Lynnette, and I went into the hospital to make sure her water hadn’t broke. At the time Lynnette was 35 weeks pregnant so we were pretty sure it hadn’t, but after calling TeleCare we decided we’d go in just to be sure. [...]

I Don’t Drink Coffee

So, somewhat ironically, I sit here at Starbuck’s drinking my Jones Soda root beer writing this blog post. As I do I’m reminded of the fact (not that I had forgotten) that I don’t drink coffee. I have never liked coffee or tea or any hot beverage for that matter. I will occasionally drink hot [...]

KV Youth Middle School MOVIE NIGHT

KV YOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVIE NIGHT Tuesday night (November 22) from 6-8PM we are having our KV Youth Middle School MOVIE NIGHT. We’ll be watching Disney Pixar’s Cars 2. This is a great night to invite a friend out to KV Youth. Bring some money for popcorn. We just got done our series “Guardrails” and will [...]

What if Starbucks Marketed Like the Church?

Here’s a short video that came my way. It is a satirical look at how we “do” church. It’s a good reminder that church needs to be about the people that aren’t here yet. The Gospel of Jesus (Good News) was never meant to be confined to a small group of people. It was meant [...]

The Ferocious Piranha

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There’s an interesting legend I heard about the other day. The story goes, that Teddy Roosevelt was on a trip to Brazil to explore and hunt. The local fishermen decided to play somewhat of a prank on Mr. Roosevelt. They sectioned off a bit of their river with netting and dumped hundreds of piranha into [...]

Baby Monkey Time!

Well I couldn’t think of anything profound to write about this week so I thought I would just share a random YouTube clip. Each week at KV Youth Middle School we have YouTube Clip of the Week. The students send in their favorite clips from the internet of people hurting themselves, singing off key and [...]

HEARTS IN STEREO CONCERT

Hearts in Stereo is a band from the Ottawa area that is joining us for a concert this Friday night at Kings Valley. Doors for this event open at 6PM and the concert runs from 7-9PM. Local band, and Battle of the Bands winners, The Aviators will be opening for Hearts in Stereo. This is [...]

Saint John Youth Network

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When I was a youth pastor in Indiana I had the honor to be a part of a great network of youth pastors and worker from around the area. We would get together to run events or go to conferences to improve our ministries. It was great to have the camaraderie and friendship that developed [...]

The Bible App

YouVersion.com

With our LIFE Apps series starting this Sunday and our FREE iPad Contest taking place in both morning services, I thought I’d take this chance to talk about one of my favorite apps on my iPhone (Yes, I am an Apple fan and I do love my iPhone, but if you don’t like and don’t [...]