When we started North Point 7 years ago, it was a risk.  Most of the things that we have done for the last 7 years have been risky.  The only thing I regret from what I have learned about risks over the last 7 years, is that I didn’t take more of them before North [...]

Searching for God’s Will?  Hint: It’s not lost!  Do you need to make an important decision?  Are you at a crossroads?  Consider these questions:
1. Does it (the decision) line up with God’s Word?
2. Have you taken the proper time to pray about it without getting in a hurry?
3. Do you have peace about it?
4. Is [...]

I don’t think there is any Christ Follower who hasn’t struggled with the desire to know God’s Will.  The problem is, many people hold the mistaken idea that if they figured out that magical plan of God for their lives, they will float effortlessly through their days.  This is not true.
Many times I am convinced [...]

This metaphor might seem like an over simplification, but I think God’s will is like a traffic light.
Usually, when I am following God’s will I have peace.  Peace is the feeling that I get when I am headed in the right direction.  When I am trying to make a decision and I am not sure [...]

God’s will usually guides us into areas of life where we are gifted, have strengths, passions, and desires.  If you are trying to figure God’s will out, start with these questions:
What am I gifted to do?  What am I passionate about?  What stresses me out?  What breaks my heart?  What motivates me to action?  Where do I fit in?  Where [...]

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”  2 Corinthians 4:8
There are a lot of reasons for stress …. but here are a few things that can help you reduce it.
1. Daily time with God.
2. Physical exercise.
3. Get a [...]

Dr. King had hope and confidence …… and it reminds me of Jesus.
“To our most bitter opponents we say: ‘We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering.  We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you.  [...]

What do you think of this statement?
     “Comfort the disturbed — disturb the comfortable”
What is the balance between getting people out of their comfort zones and not calling the police on people when they need an ambulance? 
Where are we getting this right in Christianity and where are we getting it wrong?  What examples, from the [...]

Nothing can be a  substitute for consistent prayer and bible reading for your spiritual walk.  Get your “2010 Faith Bag” this week.  There are 4 different Bible reading plans in the prayer journal, a faith booklet, and even a t-shirt in the bag.  The cost is 1 for $15 or 2 for $25.  I want everyone [...]

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.  Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.” ……….Psalm 51:1-2
“Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”…Psalm 51:5
“Hide your face from my sins and blot out [...]