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bornfun
I'm married with 4 kids, an orange farmer, a pastor and worship leader at Trinity Church. I love God and I love people. I seek to be wholly devoted to the glory of God, living all of my life as worship to Him.
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On Small Group Worship
Next Sunday I have been asked to present to our small group leaders on worshiping in a small group. This is an exciting thing for me to do because I did a study back in September that really convicted me of the importance, … Continue reading
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This Thanksgiving
I’m sitting by the Santa Ana River in the midst of a forest of Ash Trees. It is shady and about 70 degrees and ever so peaceful. The hum of the water rushing down the river is the melody I … Continue reading
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Tagged Failure, God, Grace, Holidays, Humility, Jesus, Thanksgiving
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Everything Glorious
My friend and fellow worshiper, Tony Wilcox, recently sent me his response from a year ago when he first heard the song ‘Everything Glorious” by David Crowder. I love it when the lyrics and/or music of a song makes a lasting impact on … Continue reading
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On Loving People
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us — whatever we ask — we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1John 5:14-15, … Continue reading
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New Music: Pure Desire iMix!
This iMix accompanies our new sermon series (Fall, ’08) called, “Pure Desire – Moral Sanity in a Sex-saturated Culture.” These songs celebrate all that God has made good – the beauty of restoration, healing and transformation that result when our lives are defined … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, healing, purity, restoration, sexuality, transformation
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A glimpse into the Staff/Elders & Spouses Retreat
I just returned from Trinity’s annual Staff/Elder and Spouse retreat. What goes on at this short retreat is not a secret, and I think that our church family will find it highly encouraging to know what their leadership team did. This is my seventh … Continue reading
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Worship Ministries Workshop closing Address
Below is a copy of my notes for the closing address I gave at the worship ministries workshop on Saturday, 9.13.08. This was a great day together and something that we will repeat again next year. It was wonderful to see people from … Continue reading
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Four essential practices of corporate worship
I’m going to take some time this morning to prepare for my charge to my people at the Worship Ministries Workshop this weekend. I’ve been thinking about a lot of things lately and I hope I can focus in on a compelling 15-minute … Continue reading
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Reflecting on the Summer in the Psalms
Before I dive into what’s next, I want to revel in what God has done and is doing this summer. At the end of June we were leaving the “Mission Possible” series where we took a lengthy look at our mission and … Continue reading
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Personal Worship
A few weeks ago, I prepared a talk on Personal Worship for some interns in our youth ministries at Trinity. This turned out to be a sweet time together and was a good reminder for me of the importance of an intentional personal … Continue reading
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Born to Worship 