Pete Wilson's Blog, page 110

I'll Never…

Earlier this week I had the honor of speaking at Morgantown Community Church in Morgantown, KY. MCC will always have a special place in my heart as on this very day 14 years ago I had the opportunity to help start and then pastor this wonderful church for five years.

That makes me feel a bit old. I saw kids in the youth group on Wednesday night that I visited in the hospital when they were born. That's crazy! I can't be that old!!

I also had the wonderful opportunity to spend...

Are You Absolutely Confident God is With You?

Yesterday I appeared on Life Today with James Robison (you can go . To be honest I wasn't that familiar with their ministry but was so blown away by the global impact they're making around the world through their and ministries.

They also produced this great little video entitled "Are You Absolutely Confident" using clips from my interview on the show. Just thought I would share it with you.

It's embarrassing h...

What's The Point?

As I was writing my message this week I got to thinking about a question I hadn't asked myself in a while. The question was, "What exactly is the point of a message (sermon)?" I'm not talking about the point to a specific message, but to messages in general.

The most basic explanation I've had in my head for years is "the purpose of a sermon is to explain and apply the Scripture with the end goal being understanding and eventually spiritual transformation."  I kind of based my ...

Default Mode

It was Martin Luther who insightfully suggested that "religion" is the default mode of the human heart.

I've unfortunately found this to be quite true. Unless I tell my heart to deliberately do something different, I often drift toward using religion to reach God.

Tim Keller wrote a brilliant piece on this in The Prodigal God . He said…

"Even after you are converted by the gospel your heart will go back to operating on other principles unless you deliberately, repeatedly set it...

On Closer Inspection

You've all heard the phrase, Looks can be deceiving. Well, there is no doubt we've all experienced the truth in that statement. For instance, when you first glance at this picture it appears I'm participating in one of my favorite past times, fly fishing.  It appears to be a stunning early morning out alone in nature.

There are few things I find more relaxing than standing in a stream or beside a pond and casting a fly I've carefully crafted. There is something in the quiet...

Exploring Fall Creek Falls

There are few things I enjoy as much as camping. I'm blessed to have a family that loves the outdoors as much as I do. We take several camping trips a year and our first one of the summer is generally on Memorial Day weekend.

This year we went with some friends to Fall Creek Falls and had a blast.

A few of my favorite highlights:

Watching my family climb all the way down to the base of Fall Creek Falls.Following the stream to the edge of Piney Creek Falls with Jett. Standing...

Eat Your Heart Out Justin Bieber

If you've been a long time reader of the blog then you know my kids have shown off their mad skillz on occasion.

A couple of my favorites were when Jett performed a Taylor Swift song and Gage performed the first song he wrote or when he taught us the Bow Chica Wow Wow dance.

However Brewer has yet to really get in on the action, until now. We just celebrated his fourth birthday so I think he's fair game.

He interrupted my study time yesterday morning declaring he wanted to give m...

Own It

Someone asked me the other day, "Pete, what's the most important leadership lesson you're learning these days?"

Lately it seems like my learning curve when it comes to leading is pretty steep.

I have to laugh sometimes because I'm confident I make more mistakes in an average week than most people do in a year. Because of this I'm learning a ton every day. However, at the top of my list I would say right now I'm wrestling with learning how to admit mistakes.

I think "admitting...

An Emotional Hell

This past Sunday we launched a new series entitled "People of the Second Chance."   We showed a video on Sunday about the power of secrets, which is a subject I've written about before. I was so proud of Elisa and her willingness to step up and share her story. I don't know too many people who are brave enough to share this…

I was shocked the other day to read at the current rate, one in three American women will have at least one abortion by the time they reach age 45...

God's Perfect Timing

I don't normally write blog posts that update you on Sunday's activities, but I had to take a moment to stop and celebrate with my online friends. God has been doing an amazing work at Cross Point for years, but the past 3 weeks have been simply amazing. Thousands of volunteers out serving and loving on their community has changed us, proving once again that there is often a close relationship between crisis and transformation.

Yesterday, God gave us the privilege of opening...