An Invitation to Life

by | Oct 6, 2011 | Adam's Blog

Happy Anniversary! New City is celebrating 1 full year of being a church this Sunday. So I am using the occasion to invite new people into checking us out. It’s intimidating, but has become an opportunity for me to really practice what I have been preaching. We are a...

Glad you’re alive

by | Sep 27, 2011 | Adam's Blog

Birthdays are great. Friends and family celebrate your existence. All mistakes, disappointments, tragedies are given a time-out for cake, ice cream and presents. “We’re glad you’re alive!” Today is my son’s birthday. I am celebrating because I...

Only ask if you wanna know

by | Sep 26, 2011 | Adam's Blog

Last night I asked God “What am I learning?” At that exact moment my phone rang. It was someone who scares me (don’t worry it wasn’t you). I instinctively opted for the flight reflex and let it go to message. Then I opted for the defensive imagination...

Matter of Life and Death

by | Sep 21, 2011 | Adam's Blog

Last Tuesday night we were talking about how the choices we daily face are not about right and wrong, but life and death. That sounds a little dramatic don’t you think? Well, living in the story of God is what shifts the question… Psalm 20:7 7 Some trust in chariots...

A hard week of prayer

by | Sep 16, 2011 | Adam's Blog

For many of us, this week has brought a lot of challenges and sadness. David, the author of Psalm 142, had some hard weeks also. Let his prayer be yours today. Psalm 142 A David Prayer—When He Was in the Cave 1-2 I cry out loudly to God, loudly I plead with God for...

It’s all in your head

by | Sep 9, 2011 | Adam's Blog

This Labor day, I put the finishing touches on parenting. I’m done. I parented my youngest into freedom from her completely mental fear of falling off the bike. Although Grace has possessed the physical ability to ride a bike for the last 8 months, her mind would not...