This is a shout-out...

to Pastor Todd Johnson of Crossroads Church in NorCal!
Hey Pastor Todd, it was good to meet you officially on Sunday! I really appreciated the message. Amos and I listened to part 1 on the way back to SoCal today. Thanks for answering God's call in your life to be head pastor at Crossroads.
Have a great time in Israel! I am happy for you (not envious, as I was clearly reproved when I listened to Love Revisted, part 1, today ;) ).

My family and I have been going to Crossroads for 6 1/2 years, starting back when it was called Calvary Chapel of Grass Valley. Crossroads is one of the reasons why I love to go home. I don't know many people at my church, partially because we moved churches in the middle of high school and partially because I have been in Southern California for the last four-ish years. However, what I love about Crossroads is the fact that Pastor Todd preaches the Word. He doesn't try to analyze the Bible to find out what exactly our culture needs to hear because he realizes that the culture needs it ALL. That the culture needs a clear presentation of the Bible with neither legalism nor license. That is what will truly change the hearts of people around us.
Thus Pastor Todd really has been given the gift and has cultivated the passion to preach with clarity and conviction. This is not at all to puff him up, but to express my appreciation for his private and public dedication to the Truth. I am excited to go back at Thanksgiving!