Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.

FACEBOOK AND MYSPACE

I have a myspace. Cuz several years ago I was told to be a good youth pastor and stay in touch with my students and some young college students at the time, I needed one. So, I created one. I have not spent anytime on the darn thing in like 4 … [Continue reading]

HURT AND HOPE

I hurt.Wednesday I got a call asking if I had time to go to court to support a friend whose marriage is being strained by domestic violence. I went. I hurt. I hurt for their young kids who wonder why there's so much anger in the home. I hurt for a … [Continue reading]

2 CONFESSIONS

#1. POLITICS SCHMOLOTICS: I suck at understanding, following, and believing in the political system to change the world for the better. I don't understand the delegate system. I don't believe that when I vote for a bill that I even know what I'm … [Continue reading]

ABSTRACT PROOF

On Saturday, Marko mentioned at our parent training that with the onset of puberty, one of the brain changes we can observe is the ability to begin to think abstractly. Before that, kids can only think in concrete terms. So about 2am that night, … [Continue reading]

WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS AND LEARNINGS

HIGHLIGHT:Last Saturday, we had our annual parent training seminar. We had about 85 parents come out for a half day of training and lunch catered from Pat and Oscars. We had some great parent feedback and this was another super sweet way for us to … [Continue reading]