Church For People Who Don’t Like Church
Living In The Tension: Truth vs. Love
When you do church for people who don’t like church, joining Jesus on His mission of helping people who are far from God get close to Him, there are all kinds of tensions you live in and have to embrace. One is truth versus love. It’s really not versus, but it can feel that way.…
Read MoreGod Gives A Damn … The Results
So last month we put up two billboards (and had a mobile billboard) all proclaiming: God Gives A Damn, with a website to learn more. We realized it was risky. In fact, all kinds of people warned us that yes, we may get a bunch of people to show up at our church through it,…
Read MoreA Place Of Healing
We named our church Verve not because it sounds kind of cool, but because of what it means. Verve means: vivacity, energy, vitality, liveliness, or the spirit and enthusiasm inspiring or animating artistic composition or performance. Jesus said, in John 10:10, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”…
Read MoreGod Gives A Damn
When we moved here to start Verve we interviewed hundreds of people to ask them about life in Las Vegas. One of things we heard repeatedly was, “No one in this town gives a damn about you. Everyone here is just out for themselves. No one cares.” We explained to people that we did, that…
Read MoreLeaving Las Vegas
In the movie Leaving Las Vegas, Sera (a prostitute) falls in love with a guy named Ben, who is drinking himself to death. She vows to accept him for who he is, tells him, “I know that you’ll never change” and gives him a silver flask for his birthday. In the end, Ben dies of…
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