I like to think of myself as a man’s man. If I’m not that manly, at least a guy’s guy. If I’m not that I’m surely not a girly, girl. But, the other day I have to say I enjoyed something that women love, the pedicure. Let me explain how this happened. No, I didn’t…
The Tragedy in Colorado – A Limited Perspective
It’s taken me a number of days to wrap my head around what happened in Aurora, CO. I still don’t know what exactly to think. It is absolutely terrible. I can’t understand what would motivate a person to something like that. To me, this is worse than suicide bombers and snipers that we have grown accustomed…
Daniel and Character pt. 3
Last week I posted Chris Freeland’s sermon on Daniel and Character. You can find that post here. This is his third and final message given at the Grace Getaway. http://media.blubrry.com/aarongiesler/p/www.website.com/path/to/media.mp3/aarongiesler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Chris_Freeland_Session_3a.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Camp Friends
I originally wrote this for my MySpace blog (does that even still exist?) and ran across it the other day. I had attended two camps that year. One Youth camp, one Kids camp. I still do this sort of thing and am gone a good portion of my summer with activities like camp. My feelings still hold…
How Connected Do You Want To Be?
Remember when Phantom Vibrations were a big deal? You know, that feeling you get like your phone just vibrated in your pocket… but your phone is NOT in your pocket! I remember when that happened the first few times, it was creepy. But now Nokia is taking it up a notch. According to the Huffington…
Drop In The Bucket – Matthew 9:35-9
Here is the message from last Sunday at BIG CHURCH… Hope you enjoy it. Matthew 9:35–38 (NET) 9:35 Then Jesus went throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness. 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion…
Loving Jesus More than Life
This passage is hard to teach on. Mainly because it’s hard to live out. I’m not sure if I love my Savior more than my kids… or my wife… or my family. It’s hard to quantify and even harder to demonstrate that I love Jesus, whom I’ve never seen or had to provide for, more…
Staying Connected to Church: A Mentoring Approach
I wrote this for Youth Worker Journal. It was published online here, and I wanted to share it with you… How do we get kids connected with the church? I have no definitive answers but my story guides my efforts in connecting youth with Jesus Christ and his bride. Here is my story. Becoming a…
Is the Gospel a Virus?
Here is the question I’m posing: Is the Gospel a virus? I’m not talking about the spread of the Gospel. I do agree that the spread of the Gospel is, and should be, viral. What I am talking about has more to do with being immune to the Gospel. Let me preface this conversation with…
Jesus Demonstrates His Power Over Sickness & Death
This is a teaching about Jesus’ power over sickness and death via Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56. Hope you enjoy. http://media.blubrry.com/aarongiesler/p/www.website.com/path/to/media.mp3/aarongiesler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/120108_0018.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed