Jon Lloyd

When reality falls through the cracks

jon — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:18:06 +0000

I was standing in line at a local store last week, and as I was waiting there, I noticed that this particular store had a shelf, probably 10 feet long, as you stood in line waiting to checkout. On this shelf was every piece of religious nonsense I’ve ever seen. Have you ever seen any of these things? For example – one of the most common things are the mints. I’ve seen them called different things. These were called “Spiritmints,” … →

One crazy day (with video)

jon — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:55:02 +0000

Today was awesome. In fact, there are so many things going through my mind right now that I have to just hit things haphazard-style (an ode to my brother Mike P): 12 baptisms. TWELVE. I got to baptize 5 of them. One was someone I’ve known for over ten years, lost contact with, and baptized this morning after reconnecting. One was someone I prayed for “without ceasing” for a long time who battled an eating disorder. One was someone who … →

You’re definitely my son.

jon — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:28:16 +0000

Don’t think I don’t remember it. I was excited. I was overjoyed. I was crying. I was more emotional than I’ve ever been in my life. It was February 6th. Super bowl weekend. Your mom and I had been through childbirth class. We knew everything we needed to know. We thought we did, anyway. Remember the conversation we had? Well, it was more of a one-way conversation. It was when I was pushing your cart thing to the nursery for … →

BOLD / Part One

jon — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:21:48 +0000

God has been teaching me about boldness over the last few months. I just want to share with you today a few things I believe He has been teaching me about this character trait; some of the things I’m wrestling with right now. As I see it, there are a number of areas of our lives where boldness is needed. Let’s look at three of them today. I’ll cover three more tomorrow. I’ll go with a first-person perspective here: BOLD … →

Here’s how we make a difference.

jon — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:13:11 +0000

Passion is an annual gathering of college students from around the world in Atlanta, GA. It’s a few days full of worship and teaching, aimed at making the name of Jesus famous. Do Something Now is an organization of Passion that is geared towards doing good in the world in Jesus’ name. What happens when the annual gathering of students combines with the force of Do Something Now? Watch below. THIS is how we make a difference in our world. … →

Vertical Year in Review Videos

jon — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:23:10 +0000

Here are the two “Year In Review” videos I did for Vertical Church. We used these during our message this morning, which was a celebration of all the things God has done in and through our church in 2011. Check ‘em out! Our 2011 “Stats” video: Our series mashup video (all the series we did in 2011): Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious

Vertical Christmas / What You Didn’t See

jon — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:34:39 +0000

As awesome as Vertical’s Christmas services were, there was something about what went on behind-the-scenes to make those services happen that made it even more special to me. Here’s a list of several things happened that most people who came to these services didn’t see, along with a few fun facts (and a few pictures): The nearly 5-hour setup on Tuesday night as we battled sound issues, power issues, and many other unknowns. To see the patience practiced by our … →

Vertical Christmas Video Recap

jon — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:56:01 +0000

Vertical’s first Christmas services were truly amazing. There was a definite presence of God throughout the Carolina Civic Center, and we saw over 50 people give their lives to Christ. It was beautiful. For those of you who would like to relive the week that was, here is a list of the videos we showed. However, what was most moving to me, was what most people in attendance didn’t see. More on that tomorrow. For now, I want to share … →

Merry Christmas from the kiddos

jon — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:48:45 +0000

These are three of the best gifts I could ask for. Merry Christmas everyone! Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious

Don’t forget the gifts

jon — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:37:25 +0000

For me, it was the toilet seat. There’s a back story here. See, I don’t really like the combination of different-sized polka dots and someone’s initials written in Curlz font where the last initial is in the middle of the others (which I still don’t get). This may be your thing, so no offense if it is. I just don’t like them. Maybe it’s because they’ve become ubiquitous. They’re everywhere. Mailboxes. License plates. Front doors. Grill covers. Cell phone cases. Articles … →