Jack's World

In a bizarre twist of events this morning, a Florida man from Palm Coast got the shock of his life when he found an eight-foot octopus lounging in his backyard swimming pool. The homeowner, almost 40-year-old Jeff Coble, initially mistook the cephalopod for an inflatable pool toy left behind from a recent family gathering. Coble recounted the discovery, saying he had ventured out to do some…

God Is Coming For You

God is coming for you. The Gospels record one of the great tension-filled moments in Jesus’ ministry. “Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: ‘Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey’s colt’” (John 12:14-15). Christians know this moment as the Triumphal Entry. However, what kind of triumph is this for Jesus? He…

The reason we can move with God is because He is always where we are.

This Sunday, I begin a message series on the mission and vision of Palm Coast Bible Church. The following is a small portion of my message for this week. God is with us always. Where we have been. Where we are. Where we are going. He is with us all the time and at any moment in time. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Those of…

PCBC Budget Planning Strategy

It’s that time of year when we need to start thinking about next year. Budget planning starts six months before the end of the year at Palm Coast Bible Church. With that in mind, I outlined a process our leadership takes at PCBC to create annual budgets. Too often budgets are put together with very little planning. Congregations take the numbers they had last year and adjust them according to the…

Pokémon Go and the Church

Last week, Pokémon Go was realized, and the game became an instant hit. Pokémon was a card game created in the late 90’s. The new smartphone app takes a few concepts of the card game and mixes in physical exercise and community interaction. To fill up on supplies, Pokéstops were created. Many of the Pokéstops are church buildings from various faiths, but mostly Christian. The congregation were I…