Adam and I barely get started on Romans 12. It’s a good start, but stay tuned…

What unifies the the people of God is the simple fact that we are who we are because of faith alone in Christ alone, that’s it. But we do have an obligation to call out misaligned and disobedient behaviors among us. That is to say, we are called to judge one another. That’s a profound […]

Like grace, faith alone is wonderful, but seems unreasonable. And won’t true unconditional grace and faith alone (not any particular behavior) be taken advantage of, even exploited? Yep. Let’s talk about it.

There’s just no way around it. The journey of faith requires humility at every turn…

Justin and I finish up our discussion with an uncomfortable discovery…

Pastor Justin and I continue our conversation and kick around the probability of widespread Christian unity…true, sincere, authentic unity

In the first of three segments Justin and I kick around a few points from Msg 15 (Rom 15), most notably the utter necessity of humility in any degree of real unity.

Adam and I wrap up our conversation out of Rom 16…being “established” in Christ. One way of putting it is, “Being established in Christ, is being okay, no matter what.” Are you?

The diverse inclusiveness of the gospel, particularly with regard to women, is groundbreaking…like an earthquake is groundbreaking. Not only was Paul on mission to breakdown national/entho boundaries with [re]gard to God’s people, but gender, economic, and any other characteristic formerly dreamed up to divide humanity…

This is the first 7min of 21min with Adam Heath [re]garding the 3/20/21 Sunday teaching in Romans 16:25-27. Contrary to what is often presumed, Paul wasn’t aiming at reaching individuals or at planting local churches, (although he most certainly did), but at establishing you (in the original language, the “you” here is plural) God’s one new […]

COVID restrictions are lifted, and as of May 30th Vista is gathering weekly!  If gathering together to worship and encourage one another, I can guarantee you three things if you make it a point join together with your Vista family…

Gov. Dewine will lift COVID constraints, effective, Jun 2nd. Oh my, what a year. It’s been a wild and rough 16 months. Tragic, for many.  But God… God has used the upheaval to deepen our faith, affirm His priorities, and alter us how He has seen fit. I couldn’t be more encouraged – let me […]

The best stuff in life takes time…lot’s of time.  Towering trees, resplendent marriages…and other such things.

How well the pastoral staff equip the church to be the church may be the make or break issue over the next 10 years…

What’s happening this summer?? Well, we’re adding more weekly in-person services in the NC facility, organizing a few opportunities to connect with city partners, and in pursuit of some permanent space for services in the NW…

Zero-sum conflicts and a manipulative barrage of lies are part of a sophisticated strategy to divide people and consolidate power. As a people committed to living in the light, embracing truth, and valuing unity amidst great diversity, it’s imperative for Christians to see what’s going on and learn how to do something about it.

We’re in the midst of  a 20-week ramp-up to a celebratory [re]launch of Vista. I thought it might be helpful and encouraging to talk through some of the changes that we’ve implemented and anticipate, in today’s podcast…a bit about worship. NASA Ingenuity flight celebration News of the Second flight of Ingenuity

Yesterday we started a 20-week ramp-up to a celebratory [re]launch of Vista. No, we aren’t changing our name to Vista 2.0! That’s just what we’re referring to the shifts and adaptations God has led – and is leading – us through over the past 18-months. I thought it might be helpful and encouraging to talk […]

Today we start a 20-week ramp-up to a celebratory launch of Vista 2.0 (no, we aren’t changing our name to that). That’s just what we’re referring to the shifts and adaptations God has led – and is leading – us through over the past 18-months. I thought it might be helpful and encouraging to talk […]

Just pulled the latest podcast down, to post this one. The former was fine…just some innocuous commentary on the Stand Your Ground law passed recently in Ohio. But the violence (which is becoming tragically frequent) found in the news this morning just wrecked my heart for those who are suffering…

This the LAST(!) segment on Emotional Intelligence. This installment includes some simple tools for improving empathy…that is, understanding and compassion for others. Empathy (others-awareness) is a necessary complement to self-awareness, and a critical component of overall Emotional Intelligence.

To be a Christian is to love others, to hold others interests and best as of greater value than your own. I would argue that you cannot do that without increasing emotional intelligence…and particular: Empathy.

Phase 3 of Self-awareness: Recognize your “problem patterns,” ie., where and how YOU make a mess but often don’t see it as your problem related to your low EIQ.  (I mention Dunning-Krugger in this podcast, here’s some further study. Thanks Tom – for sharing this concept with me a few months back…this comes up in […]

In retrospect Good Friday is good, very good, but at the time…not so much. So why dwell on it? There’s good reason.

The first step within the Self-Awareness component of EIQ is identifying your distractions, and, of course, turtles.