On Sunday we gathered around the idea of “positive presence” which is a short way of saying “making and being in relationships with people who are not part of the church.” We continued to use the story of Nehemiah (Ch 2:1-10) to show how a person who is trusted, close, and respectful to those who [...]

To see our video on this topic, click here:  Our Wall
Sunday we gave the back-story of The Wall that plays such a big role in the story of Nehemiah. We barely touched on Nehemiah, the man. He’ll show up in the conversation next week…
(One thing to get out of the way right off the top: [...]

It was a freaky weekend… first, on Friday, Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, was selected by John McCain to be his running mate (which shocked the world), then hurricane Gustav taunted the Gulf coast with possible devastation, then the rumor that Palin’s four-month-old baby was actually her daughter’s was leaked, then the Republican National Convention’s hoopla [...]

Last week I read a nice article titled Missional Living by Ashley Wolpert.  It was delivered to my desktop via the Nueue Weekly email. The article swirled around an interview with author Ed Stetzer.
Here’s an slice of the interview that I found pretty helpful:
“Wolpert: How would you define ‘missional living‘?
Stetzer: Missional living is essentially living [...]

Beginning on Sunday, September 7th, we will be starting a new series at the
Crossing entitled “Visioneering”.  We will be diving into the book of
Nehemiah.  Scripture gives incredible accounts of God giving vision to His
people and them responding in awesome, sacrificial, tangible ways to make
God’s plans a reality.
Nehemiah is a story of awesome vision to rebuild [...]

This week at the Crossing, we will stay focused on Jesus’ words that have come to be called the Sermon on the Mount. Leading us into Matthew 6:1-4 will be Nate Bebout.  Nate is our good friend and a staff member at Five Stones Community Church.  The topic for this Sunday will be Giving to [...]

In this time of unclear futures, exciting prospects, and deep groaning passions to serve, God is calling His people together to share His vision. We call this experience “prayer” but we could just as easily call it a conversation with the Creator.
Every Monday night at 8:00 we meet at the 710 Prayer Room to ask [...]

I want to lose 10 or 15 pounds and I know what I have to do. I should exercise quite a bit more and eat a little less. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that if I chose to do those simple things, and then did them, I would lose the weight. I [...]

Last week at the Q Gathering in New York City, artist Makoto Fujimura spoke to us on the topic “Beauty in Culture.” Fujimura’s words were formed and shaped as gently and organically as his visual art, and I found myself sort of lingering on certain phrases and sentences, trying to capture everything within them. I [...]

One of the most controversial, intriguing, popular, misunderstood, and powerful sections of the Bible is the Book of Revelation. For good and bad, people’s entire lives are affected and even plotted-out according to the words the apostle John wrote in this body of scripture. If nothing else, Revelation is one of the biggest curiosities [...]