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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This morning was Vision Sunday at West Ridge Church. This is one of my favorite Sundays in the year, because we get to celebrate what happened in the last year and I get to talk to the church about where we believe God is leading us in the new year. The following is a brief [...]

I like to think that every Sunday is a big day at West Ridge, but Thanksgiving Sunday is always special. Tomorrow we are going to do something that I believe we will talk about for years to come. I’m not going to give it away on this blog, but you won’t want to miss it! [...]

I haven’t written a weekend wrap-up in awhile, so I thought it would be good time to share a few of the highlights from this past weekend. • We started a brand new series yesterday called “Fearless.” I spoke yesterday on how generosity helps us to overcome fear. It was one of those mornings when [...]

Over the years God has truly blessed my life with men that I have called, at different times, my pastor. These men have helped to mold me, shape me, and influence me. So much of who I am today is the result of the sum of these men and their influence in my life over [...]