Pastor Jack’s Blog
Just some everyman insights into everyday life; Gain some wisdom on issues you are dealing with in your life.
October 2016
Introducing our New Pastors Blog “Every Man Jack”
I want to take a moment to introduce a new way to grow your relationship with Jesus and reach your friends wherever they happen to be in the world. It's my new blog called "Every Man Jack." This blog will be based on the messages you hear on Sundays. The blog is just another way
What Would You Put In Your Van(agon)?
In year four of Canyon Springs I experienced one of the strangest church services ever. It felt dark and scary. There was a sense of panic in the air. It was not a great service. Actually the service never happened, but it was a Sunday I will never forget. I showed up to church early
Let’s Get Real
Let me give you a definition of “authenticity.” Authenticity is a collection of choices we make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen. We’re going to stop pretending to be perfect. We are going to use
September 2016
Love Does When Love Listens to Criticism
Today’s post is a continuation of my last, "Love Does When Love Faces Opposition," about how to love through all the opposition you will encounter in life. It’s a fact that no matter who you are or what you are trying to accomplish in this life, somewhere along the way, there will be people and
Love Does When Love Faces Opposition
I will never put a bumper sticker on my car. I personally don’t believe my bumper is the best place to express a life philosophy. But I am addicted to reading them. Anybody else a bumper sticker addict. I read them all the time. Let me give you a short list of my favorites. Please
Marriage Fail
While most of you know that I’m the pastor at Canyon Springs Church, you may not know that I have another job too. I officiate a lot of wedding ceremonies in my spare time; in fact, they call me the San Diego Wedding Guy. Google it and you’ll see. I performed 42 weddings last year;
If It’s Not Going To Be Your Everything, Why Is It Anything?
There are two kinds of prayers: staying-in-church prayers and kicked-out-of-church prayers. How do you pray? Are you praising God for all he has done for you or does it sound more like this: “Oh Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?” By the way, if you pray like this you aren't alone; so did
August 2016
That’s What Friends Are For
If this is your first time to this blog, welcome! If you are a regular, you know that we are in the middle of series called “Love Does” because love doesn’t just talk or think or even pray (though praying is always a good idea); Love takes action! Love does the hard things and takes
July 2016
3 Myths About Joy, Part 3
Hello and thanks for reading my blog! If this is your first time, welcome and glad you are here. If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that for that last week I started a series of posts about the elusive quest for joy that we are all on and which can
3 Myths About Joy, Part 2
If you read my last post, you know that this week I’m talking about joy and how to get more of it in your life. Who couldn’t use more joy these day, right? To start off with let me ask you a question, have you ever noticed that we are living in an amazing world