Romans 8. Dayspring Winter Retreat. Absolute love and authority. 3 of 4."The bizarre world of X-Factor, the creepy girl who idolized me, in the passenger seat of life, and what it’s like to be the worst preacher in the history of preaching." Dec. 20, 2011

1 Kings 2:1-4. Dayspring Winter Retreat. Joy and pain with God. 4 of 4. "The wonderfully weird life of David, the secret sinful lives of our Bible heroes, the Starfox barrel roll, how sin makes you stupid, and the abusive love of parents." Dec. 21, 2011

Isaiah 55. Dayspring Winter Retreat. Simply knowing and embracing God. 1 of 4. "Saving the four year old child in traffic, Psychological-Advantage-Theology, planking for God, and Jacob the bass guitar player." Dec. 19 2011

Phil 2:1-18. Dayspring Winter Retreat. The lies we buy. 2 of 4. "The most opportunistic generation for selfishness, having Chick-Fil-A withdrawal, and a dance floor where everybody's doing the robot by themselves." Dec. 20, 2011

Matt. 6:25-34. Series: The Crazy You Secured In Christ. Worry is a bad theology. Part 4. "Worrying about trying not to worry, the journey of a hamster named Dexter, cleaning out the buffet, and a Metaphorical (or) Supernatural Promise." Dec. 18, 2011

John 16:33. Series: The Crazy You Secured In Christ. The stable anchor in a world of instability. Part 3. "The Earthly Story versus the Heavenly Story, when the pressure of the moment feels permanent, cutting the line at Disney World, and the bitter blog." Dec. 11, 2011

2 Peter 1:16-21, 2:1-3. Series: Finishing Your Faith. When Jesus is a reflex. Part 2. "The absolute hardest part about following Jesus, the Five Fails of Peter and his Two Names, and when Jesus is one more thing on your busy schedule." Dec. 9th, 2011

2 Peter 1:1-15. Series: Finishing Your Faith. God loves us before we took a single breath. Part 1. "The pre-qualification of God's Love, always having game with God, stuck in Flex-To-Impress Mode, and the One Constant in the universe." Dec. 2, 2011

Luke 8:1-15. Series: The Crazy You Secured In Christ. How God grows you. Part 2. "Diet Coke versus Real Coca Cola, accidentally eating all the cookies, a giant spider the size of your head, and the disciples who were called morons." Dec. 4, 2011 - Combined children's service

Matthew 7:24-27. Series: The Crazy You Secured In Christ. How you think is who you are and where you go. Part 1. "When the honeymoon is over and you learn how their fart smells, eating at Thanksgiving until you want to die, and adjusting your sound board." Nov. 27, 2011

John 17. Finding the truth in the lie. "The real you at 3am when you've stopped showing off, the fatal flaw of the Asian-American church, the zombie escaping reality, uncovering the false argument, and clarity in Heaven." November 18th, 2011.

From the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta FL. With audio clips of Francis Chan and Mark Driscoll, plus highlights of Lecrae, David Platt, Jon Acuff, and Andy Stanley. Plus the LoveLife Conference with Mark Driscoll. October 17th, 2011.

The repercussions of the Reformed movement, hating on the religious, and why I was called a lying witch abortionist. Eight minutes. September 29th, 2011.

Having a crisis of faith, and why it's a good thing. Eight minutes of rambling. September 23rd, 2011

Daniel 4-5. Series: Never Not Faithful. Losing control is a good thing. 4 of 5. "The Messy Unnecessary Argument, turning into a cow when you're having a cow, and the future version of yourself warning you today." September 16th, 2011.

Hosea. Series: From Zero To Revived. When we cheat on God. 5 of 5. "The Amish season of total hedonism called rumspringa, when God values feces, treating God like a cow, the perfect Facebook profile picture, and a thousand cows for the Prodigal." Sept, 4th 2011

Daniel 3. Series: Never Not Faithful. Faith in the fire. 3 of 5. "When the Real You comes screaming out of your civilized mask, the toys versus the fire in Toy Story 3, and having an Even-If Faith because we have an Even-If God." Sept. 2nd, 2011

Philippians 3. Series: From Zero To Revived. We're made for God. 4 of 5. "The accent that gives you away, the Three Ways We Build Heaven On Earth, the absolute horror of K-Pop, the overly honest doctor, and the Joyful Struggle of building a house." August 29th, 2011

Daniel 2. Series: Never Not Faithful. God's working hand as we work through Him. 2 of 5. "How to properly spot the bench press, The Unreasonable Demands, when to Act and when to Ask God, and the Greatest Intervention." August 29th, 2011

Psalm 115. Series: From Zero To Revived. It's not about you. 3 of 5."Brian Regan's Me-Monster, the words on your tombstone, knowing You're Not Your Own, mindless ants in the kitchen sink, life according to Lady Gaga, and pointless commercials." 8-22-11

Daniel 1. Series: Never Not Faithful. Choosing God when it's tough. 1 of 5. “The Gateway Drug Theory, the But Vs. So-Then Christian, what Lecrae said about Jesus the Rebel, and lessons from Angels In The Outfield.” August 19th, 2011.

Psalm 19. Series: From Zero To Revived. Listening to the voices. 2 of 5. "Looking back on our ever-changing stupid fashion styles, the Lies that steal Who You Are, and why you would actually want a song stuck in your head." August 14th, 2011

1 Peter 5:8-14. Series: The Craziness of Hope. Fighting the Devil. 10 of 10. "The Three Levels of Blind Spots, Satan's strategies against the church, how grappling is like spiritual warfare, and the church under siege like the Alamo." August 12th, 2011

Psalm 139. Series: From Zero To Revived. God is BIG. 1 of 5. "The Zone of Not Knowing, the Power to split the sea and still the sun, the fragile delicacy of our disgusting bodies, and the Revival Mission Statement." August 7, 2011

1 Peter 5:1-7. Series: The Craziness of Hope. To lead, to follow. 9 of 10. "When patients bill their doctors, the terrible leadership of Ross Geller in the Band of Brothers, and humility according to Stephen Colbert." July 29th, 2011

1 Peter 4:12-19. Series: The Craziness of Hope. God must be known. 8 of 10. "The problem with First World Problems, what to do with gay marriage, and the nerve-racking awkwardness of sharing the gospel." July 26th, 2011

1 Peter 4:1-11. Series: The Craziness of Hope. Connect to God to rightly connect to the world. 7 of 10. "The backwards upside-down inside-out culture, the rightness of giving yourself away, and the Cave People in a Culture of Darkness." July 15th, 2011

Isaiah 40. Preached at the Lake Yale Retreat. The infinite glory of God. 1 of 6. "Marie the Tae Kwon Do Terminator, the Cannon Ball of Glory, scaling out from the earth times septillion, and the only thing that can take your breath away." July 4th, 2011.

Luke 18. Preached at the Lake Yale Retreat. Freedom is Jesus. 2 of 6. "The Five Different Kinds of No, being a slave to thinking you're your own boss, the travesty against my GI Joes and Ninja Turtles, and the worthless twenty dollar bill." July 5th, 2011

1 Kings 18-19. Preached at the Lake Yale Retreat. Grace kills disobedience and defeat. 3 of 6. "Growing up poor and playing with free toys (well, cockroaches), the Epic Battle with the snake from hell, and supernatural hot bread from Heaven." July 5th, 2011

Colossians 3. Preached at the Lake Yale Retreat. God is the only good in this broken world. 4 of 6. "The perfect temperature for your shower, the Good Death and Bad Death, the sound of Jesus coming back, and the Spiritual Gap." July 6th, 2011

1 Tim. 1. Preached at the Lake Yale Retreat. God moves past your past. 5 of 6. "The Packaged Religious Experience, the angry driver who wants to know if you're stupid, setting up a bed for a terrorist, and when Jesus uppercuts your soul." July 6th, 2011

John 15. Preached at the Lake Yale Retreat. Love is the only option. 6 of 6. "The furious clapping lady in church, the Perfect Praise Team, and if I were Jesus washing Judas' stank feet." July 7th, 2011.

1 Peter 3:13-22. Series: The Craziness of Hope. What is God's Will? 6 of 10. "The skinny guy who thinks he's buff after one work-out, the strange shape of the Moffit Cancer Center, and the wrongness of an actor's personal life." July 11th, 2011

1 Peter 3:1-12. Series: The Craziness of Hope. Inner beauty Vs. Outer surface. 5 of 10. "The addictive drug of text messaging, the Quick Laugh Culture of YouTube, and three things about Ugly Beauty." July 1st, 2011.

1 Samuel 17. Only God gets to say who I am. Preached at the iPraise Revival. "Learning Chinese from fortune cookies, the cosmic metanarrative of Jersey Shore, how a man loves a woman, and The Dream Of Jesus Saving The World." June 17th, 2011.

1 Peter 2:13-25. Series: The Craziness of Hope. Why we submit to authority. 4 of 10. "When you beat up a cop (legally), apologizing for other Christians, and finding credibility in 'Finding Forrester.'" June 3rd, 2011.

1 Peter 2:1-12. Series: The Craziness of Hope. Who we're meant to be. 3 of 10. "The Awkward Angry Moment that makes everyone quiet, what’s going on in Heaven right now, abusing the King’s Palace, and the worst role models ever." May 27th, 2011.

1 Peter 1:10-25. Series: The Craziness of Hope. To be and to do. 2 of 10."The lies we tell when we get pulled over, the Divine Pasta that ruins other pasta, things from God’s point of view, and last wishes from Pixar." May 20th, 2011.

1 Peter: 1-9. Series: The Craziness Of Hope. Everything you see with your eyes becomes garbage. 1 of 10."The Conscionable Hitman, the Neutered Tiger Theory, the thread versus the Minotaur, and the champion heart of a real boxer." May 13th, 2011.

Matt. 5. Series: The Upside Down Life. To be salt and light. 4 of 4."The Russian ex-government agent Mr. Z, random conversations at Starbucks, the Four Salt-Stoppers, and seeing in Pitch Black." May 6th, 2011.

Matt. 5. Series: Upside-Down Life. God calls us to restore the broken. 3 of 4. "Almost crashing into a texting driver while texting, the perfect tapestry of reality woven in harmony, the town that spoke sign language, and when to expect haters." April 29th, 2011

Col. 3. Series: Miracles. How the Resurrection impacts us now. 12 of 12. “The futility of positive thinking, saying you won when your sports team wins, the crazy project you turn in that your teacher uses for toilet paper, and the Interruption." April 22nd, 2011

John 11. Guest speaking at King's Avenue Church. On Heaven and Hell. "Heaven: six pack abs, PS3, the perfect boyfriend, looking better than the girl you can’t stand. Hell: bad skin, bad hair, unpopularity, and a couple extra lbs. Jesus says no." Apr 21, 2011.

Luke 10:38-42. Series: Women of the Bible. Pride feeds judging. 5 of 5. "The total self-centered suck-zone, threatening your next door neighbor by yelling, 'I know where you live!', and when your parents compare you to the good kid." April 18th, 2011

Matthew 5:5-7. Series: The Upside Down Life. How to hunger for God's righteousness. 2 of 4. "When your friend tries to get you into his favorite band, the personal trainer who looks like Donkey Kong, and how to get fat on God’s Word." April 15th, 2011.

Bite-sized wisdom in less than ten minutes. The rebuke, a difficult biblical mandate that no one likes to do but is necessary. How to righteously rebuke: four stories of how it went down. Some failures and victories. April 14th, 2011.

Genesis 29. Series: Women of the Bible. Be free from false hope and idolatry. 4 of 5. "Using fat talk to fish for compliments, fireproof police officers, a love for God that kimchi can’t conquer, and forcing to write with your opposite hand." April 10th, 2011.

Matthew 5:1-5. Series: The Upside Down Life. Daily choose the City of Man or Kingdom of God. 1 of 4. "Peter’s samurai katana, Jesus’ first political campaign speech, and the Beatitudes according to Forrest Gump." April 8th, 2011.

Bite-sized wisdom in eight minutes. The rebuke, a difficult biblical mandate that no one likes to do but is necessary. How to righteously rebuke: the Holy Spirit's role, how to handle a harsh reaction, and what to do if you're graciously received. April 6th, 2011.

Proverbs 31. Series: Women of the Bible. Five principles of wisdom for your future self. 3 of 5. "My mom’s deadly voice, letting the future self worry about allergies, the anonymous cowards of internet forums, and the grace of a woman manifested as wisdom." April 3rd, 2011.

Bite-sized wisdom, less than ten minutes long.  The rebuke, a difficult biblical mandate that no one likes to do but is necessary. How to righteously rebuke: the motives, approach, goal, and fall-out. March 30th, 2011.

Esther. Series: Snapshots - Women of the Bible. Make a stand and God stands for you. 2 of 5. "The thirty year old loser on a treadmill, the flawed atheist baby-killer, the hitman with morals, and how to kill with kindness." March 27th, 2011.

John 11. Series: Miracles. God wants us to want what He wants. 11 of 12. "The secret birthday gift out of nowhere, the art of crappy dying, and the four day trip of Lazarus to Heaven (or Hell)." March 25th, 2011.

Ruth. Series: Snapshots - Women Of The Bible. Hold tight in every season. 1 of 5. "When someone tells you a joke for the eightieth time, the never-healing tonsils, and when we think high school is the last place on earth." March 20th, 2011.

John 9. Series: Miracles. Real joy comes from being free of what we see. 10 of 12. "Awesome soundtracks to classic movies, blaming the cookies for falling in your mouth, and why people never make friends during a car accident." March 18, 2011.

John 12. Series: The Twelve Who Knew Him. Jesus' ministry ends, and begins. 5 of 5. "Credit card felony for two large pizzas, when TV good guys become bad guys into good guys again, and the total senseless chaos of the cross." March 13th, 2011.

Mark 5:25-34. Series: Miracles. Our greatest want versus our greatest need. 9 of 12. "A last minute wedding over Skype, the thousand year promise to Abraham, and a forty year old baby." March 13th, 2011.

Mark 2. Series: The Twelve Who Knew Him. Jesus casts out a vision for more. 4 of 5. "Jesus catching a hit man’s bullets, when 100 people try to lead the dance on a stage, and telling a little baby to get a job." March 6th, 2011.

John 1, 6. Series: The Twelve Who Knew Him. The over-thinker and the racist; how Jesus broke them. 3 of 5. "Being the smartest one on a planet of idiots, the one who takes forever to order at a restaurant, and the worst philosophy class ever." Feb 27, 2011

Luke 9. Series: The Twelve Who Knew Him. Love and truth are sacrifice at the price of the cross. 2 of 5. "How to stop a child from beating up his little brother, the Evil Love over a cute little baby, and the hard truth from 'I Am Legend.'" Feb 20th 2011.

Luke 5. Series: The Twelve Who Knew Him. God works in the craziest and the quietest of us. 1 of 5. "A slice of world history around the time of Jesus, the Five Fails of Peter, and the unstoppable force of a power duo." February 13th, 2011.

Mark 5:1-20. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Jesus is merciful authority. 8 of 12. "The Epic Boxing Match you don’t want to bet on, the ugly celebrity face, and being pulled over for going one mile per hour over the speed limit." Jan. 28th, 2011.

Mark 4:35-41. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Following Jesus is a continual, costly journey. 7 of 12. "The impossible bus riddle, waiting interminably long for ketchup and hot sauce, and throwing your iPhone off the tabletop of faith." Jan 21, 2011.

Mark 2:1-12. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Ultimate authority demands ultimate obedience. 6 of 12. "The most reasonable atheist, the shock-rat torture of 1984, and forgetting everything we think we know about anything." January 14th, 2011.

John 2:1-11. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Are Christians allowed to be happy? 5 of 12. "The Guilt-Ridden Head-Hanging Christian, the shame of having an iPod, and the overdose of God’s infinite sugar." January 7th, 2011.

John 4. Series: Real Live Jesus. Sorry, saved, and sanctified in Christ. "The cop who tasers himself, proposing to your fiance with a Ring Pop, and being stopped by a police car, ambulance, and fire truck." December 12th, 2010.

Matt 14:22-33. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Jesus crosses the greatest distance in history. "Nine hours in Time’s Square on New Year’s Eve, the Homer Simpson scream, and trying to prove a lion is a lion by getting bitten by one." Nov. 12, 2010.

Luke 7:11-17. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. We rejoice in the giver of life. 3 of 12. "Being emotionally moved in your guts, the awkward moment at a funeral, and why it’s okay to say that we’re immortal." November 5th, 2010.

John 5:1-15. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Only Jesus meets our every need. 2 of 12. "The failure of Neosporin on a broken leg, the convoluted Evangelism Cube, and from zero to total spiritual ignition." October 29th, 2010.

Mark 1:21-28. Series: Real Live Jesus - Miracles. Jesus reveals His absolute authority. 1 of 12. "When Jesus walks up to preach in your church, why the innocent don’t need to fear Batman, and the wonder of water sticking to the earth." Oct 22, 2011.

Hebrews 10:19-25. The New Year's Message. Christ-centered, Spirit-driven community. "The bizarre altruism of animals, why you should stay in the roller coaster, and the power of silence over the telephone." December 31st, 2010.

1 Kings 18-19. Elijah's story, my favorite prophet. God strengthens us moment to moment as we submit to Him. "The double-minded two-faced sell-out, the God who never takes a nap, and when freaking out is contagious." September 5th, 2010.