I have been reading and studying the gospel of Matthew along with friends in my church, and it has been pretty mind blowing. This Sunday I am going to be speaking from Matthew 13, where Jesus likens our hearts to soil.
For me personally, the analogy is challenging. Have I let what is true be choked [...]

It’s still so unreal. I have a Haitian friend who works in the Dominican Republic; his wife and children live in Haiti. When the earthquake hit, he emailed me to tell me he was going home and wasn’t sure where his family was, or if they were okay.
I don’t know what that’s like. It broke [...]

 I just wrapped up Mark Batterson’s newest book, Primal – A Quest For The Lost Soul Of Christianity. Overall a great read!
In Primal, Batterson expands on what Jesus called The Greatest Commandment – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all [...]

Maybe He should have hired a firm.
The advent of Christ was a time-splitting event, forever altering history and human hearts. You would think God could have thought through a better marketing plan.
A young mother, painfully pregnant, stuck in Bethlehem for a government census (the timing!). While in town for the census, she goes into labor, [...]

Tylenol shouldn’t be at the top of your Christmas wish list. I mean, come on.
Every year it happens, even amongst throngs of people who say they’ll resist it: turmoil over the Christmas season. Why? Why would we ever choose this? And I use ‘choose’ very purposefully. See, I think that all of the stress, worry, [...]

Hey, friends – just wanted you to know that you can go to www.fountainaudio.com and download MP3’s of our Sunday Messages from the Fountain Church.
Search by month, speaker, or just click on our podcast link to have it all downloaded automatically to your computer. Good stuff!

Don’t get me wrong. I am a Facebook user. I comment. I tweet. It’s great.
And it sucks sometimes.
Here’s why: It all falls under the label “social media”. And in a day when the most social interaction someone might have is to invite you to join their Farmtown, we could be heading towards trouble. A few thoughts:
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I was thinking this past weekend about the national celebration of independence here in the United States.  It is a moment to commemorate and celebrate freedom – and that’s a good thing.  For many, though, it has become a weekend to eat BBQ and watch fireworks.
Allow this disclaimer: I really enjoy BBQ! It’s great. And [...]

Hey, friends – just wanted to let you know that Fountain Church MP3’s of Sunday Messages are back up at www.fountainchurch.com!  We have the last two weeks available for now, and will be making previous weeks available soon.

Our Easter Sunday Celebration was beautful. I am so appreciative of the people who make the Fountain Church what it is!

Kristy - Thanks for being my partner in life and in God’s work.  You always cover so many important details and go the extra mile for others.  I have such love and respect for you!
Elisha & Rob [...]