Life with Teenage Depression
**Extremely Vulnerable Post Ahead** Thank you for your prayers, but please hold off from commenting if you have ‘christianese’ answers. I’m not trying to be offensive. I just know the…
Author: Jason Raitz
Am I a bad Pastor because…
Yes, I guess that title is a little click bait (ish). But, to be honest there are some days that I feel like a bad Pastor. Now, I’m not talking…
Facebook Chronicles Part One…So many questions and I’m done with missing life because of facebook
I have been on a crazy journey with facebook. People who know me or people who are friends with me on facebook know…I love facebook! Like a lot! But something…
Speaking Webinar. Get Better + Support a trip
I love to help speakers and communicators get better! I just do! I have been speaking professional since 1996 and one of my great joys in life to see other…
A HOME for Thrive…Can this happen?
It’s time. It’s time for Thrive to plant roots in our community. It’s time for Thrive to have a home. Thrive Church MI exists to help people find and follow…
Why does Pain have to Suck so bad?
Every morning. Every morning I wake up and I’m reminded very quickly how bad pain sucks. My back and my hips remind me every morning. Pain Sucks. I know I…
What if we cared about our words as much as we do our theology?
This is kind of interesting to me. I mean of course theology wins out, right? The book of Proverbs speaks into our words and our tongue dozens of times. It’s…
Some Random Sunday Night Thoughts…
I’m just amazed by volunteers who invest their time in single-digit weather to help set up our portable church. I’m equally amazed by people who grumble and complain when their…