My name is
John Darnell. I reside in Jacksonville, FL with my lovely bride, two remarkable kids, and one amazingly low key dog.I serve as Lead Pastor of Vivid Church. Our purpose is simple - we exist to encourage people in their pursuit of God. We believe that the future of the church is to be found in vital, authentic relationships rather than traditions and institutions.
I generally write about personal and ministry development, but if you come by often, you'll hear a lot about my life, family, and other randomness.
I also love to hear your thoughts. Agree or disagree, leave a comment and let's talk.
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Shared with the Vivid Church peeps this AM that God seems to be calling an increasing number of people to a time of pursuit and consecration.
I truly believe that the month of May will be a critical time of investment and sowing. May will be a pivot point in this year.
The Bible instructs [...]
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Ever felt like there was something missing, but you just couldn’t put your finger on it?
You’re not crazy. You’re hungry.
In our current study series “Hunger”, we are discovering the symptoms of hunger, its function in our lives, how to properly respond to it, and how God uses it to draw and lead us.
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Chances are you’ve probably received one. More than likely you’ve given one. I’m talking about the “Facebook Maybe”.
It all starts out so simply. You receive an event request. You look at it and realize that you would like to support the person or cause hosting the event. But you also [...]
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I was watching PBS recently (as always) and saw a great episode of Nova titled “Arctic Passage“. It detailed the failed Franklin Polar Expedition from the 1850’s.
Outfitted with the best 19th century technology, Sir John Franklin set out on a journey to navigate a northwest passage through the Arctic waters north of Canada. [...]
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Was headed to bed the other night and flipping the channels when I got fascinated by a documentary on PBS called “Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence”.
The documentary followed a group of ferret owners at the Buckeye Bash Ferret Show. These were not just any ferrets. They were show ferrets. Ferrets of the highest caliber who [...]
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So earlier today via Twitter and Facebook, I had solicited thoughts on the worst widely known Christmas songs. Now I love me some Christmas music, but some of it is pretty dreadful…
But I thought I would be remiss if I didn’t share my favorite Christmas song.
Hands down, all time fave, makes-me-stop-everytime-I hear-it… Little Drummer [...]
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Woke up with this question bouncing around my head this morning…
What are you waiting for?
As I was coming up in church there was always a sense that we were waiting on God to bring revival or to do something stupendous to that would be like flicking the first spiritual domino in a long chain of [...]
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Heard this song just the other day in a service and was amazed at how fresh it was… Passion never grows old! It’s amazing what focusing on and meaning what you are singing can do to a song that many would consider old…
And the verse is what wrecked me…
I want to [...]
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So, my bride and I had come to an interesting place in our journey with God. We found ourselves in a position of watching the world around us change dramatically. Things and places I thought were definite suddenly became question marks.
And all the while God has held our hand and continued to walk us [...]
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