Posts from August 2025

I have always been amazed at the life story of Francis Chan. Chan’s story is one of the most striking modern Christian examples of generosity. He was the founding pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. Through his bestselling book Crazy Love (2008), Chan became a well-known author and event speaker. His book called Christians to radical devotion and sacrificial living. He then lived out what he preached in a very visible way. As Cornerstone grew into a megachurch of…

I have a friend named Matt Blair who lives in Alabama and serves as a pastor of a church. In the mid-2000s, we both lived on Oak Island and hung out as 20-year-olds trying to figure out adulthood. Matt was the worship leader at Generations Church where I attended when I worked at Caswell. In the summer of 2006, I had just bought a new truck—the same white Chevy Silverado that my son Luke now drives—and was excited to show…

This past Sunday was our annual Summer Recap Sunday. We had the opportunity to worship together and hear from children, youth, and adults about their experiences this summer. It was a great day to be at PSBC. God has definitely been moving in the life of our church.  I believe it’s more important that we grow and mature in our faith as a community of believers– even more so than growing in our attendance. However, I do want to be sure…

Years ago, I read a crazy story about a man named Ivan. In the summer of 2022, this man from North Macedonia, a landlocked country in Southeast Europe which shares its southern land border with Greece, survived 18 hours lost at sea by clinging to a toy ball that floated towards him.  The 30-year-old Ivan became caught in powerful currents off the coast of Myti Beach in Kassandra, Greece. While he was treading water and trying to survive the ordeal,…