Remember, when I said we should stop acting like Satan? . . . Sometimes we do that. And this temptation is most common in the most Christian among us! We presume upon God, even quoting our favorite Scriptures as “magic incantations” in an effort to get God to do our bidding.… Read the rest
“If I Offered You the World…” – Wes Wright
For too long, American Christianity has not engaged our world. It has been primarily about us. Our best-sellers are consistently books on how to enhance our personal relationship with Jesus: how to solve our family problems; how to fix our money woes; how to study the Bible and find deeper truths; how to build bigger and better church; and how to pray more often and with greater power… Few are the challenges from our best-selling authors, and most notable preachers that push us beyond ourselves to the commission of Jesus to engage the world.… Read the rest
Temptation: What Is At Stake – Wes Wright
As we learn to connect with the God of the universe the best place to start is with Jesus. You will never understand Jesus, or the cost of following Him, or what a dangerous guy He was if you don’t understand how much trouble His message about the Kingdom of God got Him into.… Read the rest
“Battling the Real Temptation” – Wes Wright
The temptations that Jesus faced, and that we all face, is the temptation to fail to see what life, the universe, and everything is really all about. If we fail to understand the greatness of God, we fall for the most insignificant of things!… Read the rest
Getting God Right – Wes Wright
The only way to understand the Christian faith is to understand the God Christians worship, and the only way to understand the God Christians worship is to understand the Son of God who gives Christians their name.
Getting God Right… Read the rest
A Saint and A Warrior We Will Miss
“I Can Only Imagine”
Dear Al (aka “Papa” Al);
Trina and I will remember the years of service you showed us young “worship” leaders as you took careful photographs of our letter sized paper with the words to each song for our worship service so that we could have them formatted into a “slide projector” (ha… anyone remember those days?).… Read the rest
SCC Core Value #4 – Wes Wright
Who knows where God will take you when you take up the resources He has given you and move into the opportunities He has set before you. You may stand before kings and presidents, you may minister to “the least of these.” But whatever the case, you will change the world.… Read the rest
SCC Core Value #3: Serve – Wes Wright
We are most like Jesus when we serve. The challenge is to all Christians is to get serious about Christlikeness and the place that begins and ends is in service.
Serve… Read the rest
SCC Core Value #2: “Grow” – Wes Wright
Our second core value is to GROW–the discipleship of the mind. We all learn differently, but that does not leave us of the responsibility to grow. Discover your way of knowing and then begin growing!
Grow… Read the rest
SCC Core Value #1: “Connect” – Wes Wright

The most important thing we do is the worship of the one true God. But just Who is your God and how connected are you to Him?
Connect… Read the rest

