Pastor Jack’s Blog
Just some everyman insights into everyday life; Gain some wisdom on issues you are dealing with in your life.
July 2016
3 Myths About Joy, Part 1
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4 Hi, My Name is Paul For those of you not familiar with the book of Philippians, let me give you some background on this book. There is a guy in the bible named Paul that God sent around the world to
What’s On Your Resume?
We all want to be confident, right? The more confident we feel, the happier we are so we are all looking for ways to increase our confidence. In my last blog post I discussed that one of the places we turn to build our confidence is to our bodies and our self-image. In California especially
June 2016
Joy and Keeping Up With the Jones’
Hi friends. As you may remember if you are following this blog (which I hope you are), last week I made the following syllogistic (I love that word) statements: 1)Your joy is dependent on how much you feel valued. 2) Your value is largely dependent on people so… 3) Your joy is dependent on people.
Love Does When Loves Prays
In my last post, I started talking about Nehemiah, one of the great leaders of the Bible, who managed to get walls built around Jerusalem in a scant 52 days. If you read the post, you will remember that Nehemiah was moved to action by his love for his fellow Israelites and his profound heartache
Love Does When Love Hurts
Today we are beginning a new series called “Love Does.” Because here’s the deal with love. Love isn’t just an emotion. Love isn’t merely a feeling. Love doesn’t just mean well. Love doesn’t just hope for the best. Love does. Love reaches out. Love makes a change. Sometimes love fights. Love doesn’t sit on the
The Key to Confidence
Where do you find your confidence? When you feel really good about yourself what’s going on in your life? Just like our joy and happiness is tied to our value, so is our confidence. Would you agree that we are happier when we feel confident? There are a lot of reasons for that: We are
May 2016
What Could You Do If You Didn’t Care?
Joy has been the topic of my last few blog posts and what we can do to maximize our Joy. As I hope I’ve shown, our joy depends a lot on other people and what they think of us; as we saw in Paul’s writings in the book of Philippians, this was as true in
Supersize Your Joy
I want to start today off with a bedtime story. For the next few minutes Uncle Jack is going to tell you a story so just sit back and relax, but don’t fall asleep. You won’t want to miss the ending: ONCE THERE WAS A YOUNG GIRL whose parents took her to the Shrine of
How to Be the Perfect Parent
Last week we talked about running; this week and next, we are going to talk about chasing. We are all chasing something; this has been the case since Biblical times and probably before. Some of us are chasing money; some of us are chasing success in our careers (again money?). You may be chasing security,
How Do I Get Off This Treadmill Anyway?
Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore