Mar 1
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Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure (along with 10 other pastors) of having lunch with Rick Warren, Senior Pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. Over the years, Rick’s ministry has been a big influence on my personal life and West Ridge Church. I have met Rick on few different occasions, but I’ve never [...]
Feb 25
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This Sunday, we start a brand new series on the life of Old Testament Joseph – “Average Joe.” Over the next 5 weeks, we will be diving into some very intense issues that Joseph dealt with in his life. Many of these issues are things that a lot of us face everyday. This weekend, we [...]
Feb 1
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I just returned from 3 days in the bush country of Burkina Faso. West Ridge Church has adopted an unreached people group in the bush called the Pougli. The Pougli are an amazing group of people, but extremely primitive. They are Animist – which means that they worship nature, witchcraft, and spirits. Most of these [...]
Jan 28
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Jan 27
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Tomorrow morning we will be heading out to the bush country of Burkina Faso. We will be working with the people group that we’ve adopted – the Pugli. On our way out, we will be heading to a city called Bobo where I will be speaking to about 70 church planters. These men are the [...]
Jan 27
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After a full day (and some) of travel, we have finally arrived Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Africa! We left Atlanta Monday around 6:00 PM and landed in Paris 8 hours later. I’ve been to the Paris airport twice now but have never been outside the building. I hear Paris is a really cool city, IF I [...]
Jan 17
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If you attend West Ridge Church, I wanted to share this update on how we’re responding to the earthquake in Haiti. I will be sharing more about this in upcoming weeks. Here’s how you can help. Pray Please pray for the country of Haiti and for all the families impacted by this tragedy. Pray for [...]
Jan 8
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We are starting a brand new series this Sunday at West Ridge Church – The Naked Truth. Over the next several weeks, we will be exposing the reality of relationships in our society. This coming Sunday, I will be discussing some of the myths of marriage, as well answering the question – “What is a [...]