The Simpleton Blog

In order to grow good fruit, you’re going to need deep roots. There’s an old story about a guy named Parnell Bailey who once visited an...

Once upon a time there was a football team. At the beginning of the game, they stood together in a huddle, heads bowed in prayer and the...

See if this sounds familiar. You live your life, you try to be a good person. You’ve been to church, you’ve heard some of the rules –...

Do you know the only difference between myself and Michael Phelps? If you don’t know who that is - Michael Phelps is one of the most...

Have you ever had a moment in life where you felt… stopped up? Like, clogged up? If life is a river with water moving in and around you,...

Last week was an incredible service - wasn’t in? For those who may have missed it - we celebrated Easter in a really unique way. We...

[Acts 10:34-43 and 1 Corinthians 15:19-26] You are a child of God. One of my favorite things about being a parent is watching my kids and...

Can I be honest? I love being busy. I come from a long line of workaholics - my grandfather was a pastor for 25 years before he retired...

I am a fantastic father. Right up until the moment when I’m not. I am a picture perfect husband, except when I’m not. I am totally sold...

I read a story a few years ago about a women’s conference - one of those inspiring, empowerment, self-help type conferences. The leader...

Money does something funny to the human heart, doesn’t it? As some of you know, I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit - and so the Detroit...

I didn’t intend to start every sermon in this series with a personal story - but last week and this week, it’s just what occurs to me....

Let me tell you a little something about your arrogant pastor. I have been the lead pastor here at Center Church, we’re coming up on a...

[repeat of one from about a year ago titled "The King of Kings"] Alright, here we go. Today is the last message in our series called...

How do you measure whether someone is your friend? Is it when they can remember your name on a Sunday morning? Is it when they’ve come...

One of the most famous “battles” of the revolutionary war was the crossing of the Delaware River. Do you remember that story? If you...

If you have a dollar in your pocket this morning - every second that goes by it is worth less and less. A dollar is worth less today than...

How do we build a life that will last?  So many times we experience victory in life, but then something happens and completely wipes out...

Manuscript of Christmas Eve sermon

Hosea and Galatians 3:23-29 I’m starting to believe that Love is one of the more useless words in the English language. Don’t get me...