Pastor Jack’s Blog
Just some everyman insights into everyday life; Gain some wisdom on issues you are dealing with in your life.
February 2022
Why can’t I stop worrying about money?
Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow reports that 89 percent of people say "our society is much too materialistic.” In the same study he also found that “84 percent of people wished they had more money.” This study perfectly portrays the love and hate relationship we have with money. We all know it’s wrong to get sucked
Who is the worst athlete to ever win a championship trophy?
There is something about our culture that likes to rate the best and worst. Here are some nominees. If you do a Google search you can find all kinds of nominees for the worst athlete to win a championship. In 1993 Andre "Red Light" Racicot played only 18 minutes in one playoff game for the
January 2022
Is it possible your shopping cart is too full?
Has this ever happened to you? You need to make a run to Costco for one, maybe two items. You don’t need much. Just a chicken and maybe some samples. As you walk in you even debate for a second whether or not you even need a cart, but you decide to get one just
This year I resolve to be more self absorbed!
Who’s into New Years resolutions? Statistically only 44% of American’s make New Years Resolutions and out of those only 8% stick to them. I have a theory as to why most of our resolutions fail. Here’s the center of most of our resolutions. This year I resolve to be more self absorbed than I was
Do you find yourself in a season of busy or have you fallen into a lifestyle of busy?
It’s okay to be in a season of busy. Some of the best times in our life will be seasons of busy. Do you remember getting married season? Just started a new job season? Newborn season? Okay bad example. Busy for a season is okay, but it’s not okay to be in a lifestyle of
A time for love and a time for hate? Really?
Our church is doing a study on Ecclesiastes and I spoke on a very familiar passage in Ecclesiastes 3. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…” I could
Deciding what matters
The amount of things in your life that you think really matter is much bigger than it really is. We think everything matters. The reality is your matters list is bigger and ever expanding. Here’s a short list. Work matters, overtime matters, advancing in the company matters, Your boss’s opinion matters, your co-workers opinion matters,
June 2018
Now You See Me
There’s a Biblical character I’d like you to meet; his name is Gideon. You know who Gideon is, right? He’s the guy who stayed in your hotel room just before you did and left his Bible, The Gideon Bible. Get it? I didn’t think so, but I couldn’t resist. Gideon was one of
An Advice Column
It’s graduation season and this year its especially tough for me since my own daughter graduated from Scripps Ranch High School last week. It was a great day; she even wrote and performed an original song at the ceremony. One of my favorite things is listening to my daughter sing and don’t ask me where
May 2018
Who is the King of Your Heart?
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”--Joshua 24:16 Enter just about any Christian household and chances are you will find this quote somewhere—over the front door, in the kitchen, in the bathroom. Christians love to use this quote as a proclamation of their faith. It’s a great quote and most Christians