Pastor Jack’s Blog
Just some everyman insights into everyday life; Gain some wisdom on issues you are dealing with in your life.
December 2016
Interrupted plans: Another Side of the Christmas Story
People were asked what words describe the holiday season and this is what they came up with: Fights Laughter Busy Peace Sentimentality Drunkenness Presents Annoying music Joy Love Loss Chocolate mint cookies Weight gain All of those thoughts tend to put our holidays into a “holidaze.” How many of you when it comes to
Loving Difficult People
I have a close friend who is a great guy. Funny, talented, a hard worker, but for some reason he just gets on my nerves from time to time. He just doesn’t really have a filter, if you know what I mean. Let me give you a couple of examples. I was driving him and
People Who Are Loved, Love People
If you have a baby maybe you can relate to this: Now a lot of babies come out looking like ET but not my first child, Riley. He was beautiful and so the moment he was born, the competition began. Who does Riley look like? I, of course, thought he looked like me. My wife,
Take Me To Church
Hi friends and welcome to my blog, "Everyman Jack." If you are a regular follower of this blog you know that for the last couple of posts, I’ve been talking about several verses in the third chapter of Ephesians. You may be ready to say “enough is enough” to Ephesians, chapter 3 but there’s one
November 2016
God Can Heal Your Wounds
If this is your first visit to the Everyman Jack blog, welcome; if not, thanks for coming back. If you read my last post, you may remember that I started talking about 8 power-packed verses in Ephesians Chapter 3: 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on
Changing Lives in The Ranch – A Christmas Story
As the pastor of Canyon Springs I hear lots of stories. Some are sad stories of people going through difficult times, some are great stories of what God has done in someone’s life, but my favorite stories happen when the two come together. They sound something like this “Life was hard, then God showed up.”
The Vastness of God’s Love
I’m an unapologetic movie buff and so is the Canyon Springs youth Pastor, Chad Richards. In case you are looking for rental recommendations, here is our list of our favorite movies of 2016: Zootopia Sully Deepwater Horizon Bridge of Spies Spotlight Room There you have it, the best movies of the year; no need to
The God I Wish You Knew: Can Change Your Story
How many of you are superhero fans? I’m not a ComiCon regular but I do love a good superhero movie; in fact, I can’t wait to see “Doctor Strange.” If you’re not into superhero movies, let me tell you something about each one of them has in common: they all have an origin story. Each
The God I Wish You Knew: Chose You As His Own
I want to start off by telling one of my favorite stories. Years ago when I still had some game I played in the Scripps Ranch Old Pro’s Basketball league. When I played I tried to keep what I did for a living a secret. I will always remember the day that my teammate, Tony,
October 2016
Investing in the Future
With Guest Blogger, Chad Richards My name is Chad Richards and I’m the Youth Director at Canyon Springs. Since, Jack has been speaking and blogging lately about the value statements that we cling to here at Canyon Springs, he thought it would be fitting if I wrote about one about a value statement that is