Near and Far Faith

Stay close later this week for the unveiling of our Good Friday project this year. It crept into the bulletin this week, but next Sunday we'll really tear it open for you.

I know I exagerate at times, but in all seriousness this has the potential to change the Lehigh Valley and the Christian name locally.

@loswit just started following my twitter. I'm flattered... and I feel that I need to talk about cooler things than my bits about Walmart. If you don't know who he is just look at how many people follow him. He's a pastor at Buckhead Church - one of North Point's campuses. Thanks for the bump los.

And if you haven't started twittering yet  - come on. Not only is it fun but it's a great way to connect with people more regularly.

I've talked about it a few times that I'm just so blown away by what our student leaders are stepping up and doing this season. They continue to rise above and beyond what my dreams have been.

This week begins a whole new level. For the next two weeks at Ignite two different Student Leaders will be teaching. I love giving my job into capable hands and this is gonna rock.

We've been working hard at keeping our podcasts consistent - both on Sundays and Tuesdays - so check the Ignite podcast on Wednesday to listen to Jon Gonzales' debut and next week for Emily Theal's.

Just wanted to take a moment to encourage you if you've jumped on our 21 day challenge. I challenged us last Sunday to spend 10 minutes in the Bible every day for 21 days to build the habit.

Remember, the goal is this: to know God better. I believe and have seen with my own life that the better I can understand who our creator is, the better I can display him for others.

One thought of caution though - don't be lulled into believing that there is no enemy or that he's not interested in this kind of thing. That would be exactly who he is. You will wrestle with waking up early and turning off the TV to take these few minutes - I did this morning. It is worth it to engage in the battle and fight for this.

I've been listening to this series called "The best question ever" by Andy Stanley and he made an interesting point that really hit home with me this morning in part 3 of the series - if we were to add up all the "urgent" things that we allowed to derail our call, we'd have nothing. The cumulative result of sleeping in and watching TV is worthless. But the cumulative regret that we will see and feel as our families fall apart and we fail under the pressure of fear is great.

So stay strong and build the habit. 13 days left.

Last weekend was nothing short of refreshing and passionate. Anything that Holyfire touches is. Jan. 30 through Feb. 1st was Ignition - our version of winter camp for Ignite Students. I sat down with their lead singer who also preached for the weekend to discuss the theme. If you've never heard of Out of Hiding and Holyfire Ministries this is your chance to partner with an amazing ministry.

ALSO - if you want to get a feel for their music and heart, we recorded two of their worship sessions and one of Justin's teachings from the weekend and you can find them HERE at the Ignite Students podcast.

Check out the Episode 8 of The Little Big Church Podcast - The Holyfire interview.