Staff Blog
Battles Are Won Before They Are Fought
God’s Word and history unite to help us learn that battles are nearly always won before they are fought. That is to say, preparation is vital to our chances of success, whether it is in our work, in sports, in our thought life, or our spiritual life. Maybe you’ve had the dream where you supposed…
A Prayer for Another
God has continued to use the book “Every Moment Holy” to encourage me and give me words to pray when I don’t always have the words to say. Reading liturgies is like a kickstart to my time with God- responding to Him with praise, remembrance, and requests. In a time that seems heavy and hard…
ABUNDANT LIFE
ABUNDANT LIFE April 5, 2021 Will you keep on chasing every lesser pleasure, As if it’s your heart’s next and greatest treasure? But while you’re chasing your new lesser pleasure You’re missing out on life’s greatest Treasure! You’ll groan in this life for that missing “something more,” And rightly yearn, with hope,…
Biblical Virtues to Pray for Your Children
We recently talked to our 2 year old daughter about prayer. Telling her “prayer is simply talking to God.” It’s the sweetest thing to see her bow her head and fold her hands as we pray at mealtime or at bedtime. (Although sometimes she bypasses this time and just begins to eat or talks about…
SAVED FROM…
Saved FROM March 2, 2021 Saved, from eternal loneliness, Saved, from gut-wrenching emptiness. Saved, from vile teeth-gnashing regret, Saved, from sin’s dark black silhouette. Saved, from all my foolish choices, Saved, from my head’s hellish voices. Saved, from relational drama, Saved, from the horror of trauma. Saved, from slavery of…
6 Aches of the Soul
SIX ACHES OF THE SOUL February 9, 2021 A frustrating world, the first kind of ache, Earthquakes, annoyances, and another headache. Would we turn to God if this world was ideal? The God of redemption is found in life’s ordeal! The pain of bad choices, the second kind of ache, Consequences felt from…
Sufficiency of Christ
The sufficiency of Christ is something that most Christians would say, “Yes! I absolutely believe in the sufficiency of Christ.” However, what that really means came to a very sharp point as we discussed it one week in our LifeGroup’s study in Colossians Chapter 1. Here Paul talks to the church about how excited he…
Little Lambs Preschool Irvine
We are so excited for the launch of Little Lambs Preschool February 1st! Please join us in praying for all the children who attend. If you have not had a chance yet, please check out Little Lambs website. We are happy to announce that all members of PCI will be offered a 10% discount for…
Every Moment Holy
I received a book for Christmas called “Every Moment Holy” by Douglas McKelvey. In it are written a myriad of prayers for any occasion, job, event, and mundane moment, with the point being that every moment in our day can be made holy if only we remember the sacredness of it and our God. From waking…