John Markum

The Cost to Planting a Church

I dislike using “need” to motivate people to give their money to something. I find that if it works at all, people usually only give out of guilt, and not usually more than once. I find that “vision” is not only a more compelling reason to motivate people to give, but it helps people understand […]

FASTING.

We have described our partnership commitments to LifeCity Church in three words: FAST. GIVE. JOIN. We have been blessed by literally hundreds of people who have told us that they would “pray” for us as we prepare to launch this new church. We are overwhelmingly grateful that so many people have expressed their intentions to […]

LifeCity Church

It’s official now, in every way! In July, my family and I will be moving to the South Bay area of San Jose, CA to begin launching LifeCity Church! Please refer to our previous post explaining our vision. We got some outside assistance in designing our logo, and came up with what you see above. […]

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain