No one intentionally visits a dismal place on vacation. However, so many times in life, people find themselves in a place that is exactly that! The good news is, just because a place is dismal, doesn't mean it will never become more. In fact, one of the lessons this swamp teaches us today, is redemption is possible.

It's time we look to the writings and intentions of our nation's founders, to learn the truth about the intent and foundations of America.

I’m optimistic about our nation’s possibilities for the future, but I think we should be realistic. And part of loving America is wanting to save it from a corruption that most people are seemingly ignorant of… or indifferent towards.

Have you ever walked into a Casino to people watch? If you stand back and look at what is taking place around you, you will see different types of gamblers. There is always the "boring" table with the dollar bets, but what about the person who decides to risk it all? The ones who push all their chips in on one bet? There are some serious lessons to be learned about life, and going "All In". Join us this week as we revisit Atlantic City!

Life is like a river, full of twist and turns. If we are not careful we could be drifting without realizing it.

It seems that Jackson Browne didn’t have far to go from his residence to the studio where he was making his 1976 album The Pretender, so he rarely stopped to gas up his car. “I was always driving around with no gas,” Browne recalled to Rolling Stone. “I just never bothered to fill up the tank because — how far was it anyway? Just a few blocks.”

This week as we kick-off the Roadtrip Re-ignition, we are going back to a place that meant so much to our church over five years ago. A place with a little known secret, and dangers all over. This spot captured the heart of a young man who inspired a community to "Live Like J".

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. With rare exception, most people take the most important things in life for granted. As that famous line from that Joni Mitchell song so correctly warns: You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.

The Philistines were on one side of the valley, the Israelites were on the other... the battle was on!

Behind every great man, is his Mother! The truth is, it’s never been harder to be a godly parent. As parents we feel overwhelmed, and confused as we navigate the "new normal". Join us as we look at Psalms 78, and see how these words come to life for parents everywhere.