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

AND OTHER DUMB QUESTIONS TO AVOID

We're all guilty of asking dumb questions from time to time.    Sometimes they are the Bill Engvell's  "Here's your sign" kind of questions.  My favorite for our unique family was "Do all your kids have the same Dad?"   I so bad wanted my wife to … [Continue reading]

SMALL GROUP WINS

Tonight was the restart of our small groups after our winter break for Encounter High School Ministry.  I had a great night with my guys and really enjoyed reconnecting with them.  While we're still a long way from perfect and even have a "let's … [Continue reading]

SO MANY DUMB WAYS…

This last weekend I taught at a junior high winter camp for Forest Home and got to take Jake along for the ride.  It was super fun and if nothing else, a great father/son win for me.  Jake and I had a GREAT time. Anyway, on saturday night, we were … [Continue reading]

NEVER LET POLICY TRUMP YOUR PURPOSE

On cyber monday I found a deal for snow summit lift tickets that I acted on a few months ago.  At the time, I knew we'd be in Big Bear for 2 days and would be on the slopes for one of them, so I picked Tuesday as our day and bought tickets for all 7 … [Continue reading]

THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAILS

My family and I were spending a few days in a 5300 square foot "mansion" of a home for vacation this winter.  It was massively discounted to me as a rental from a friend of a friend kinda deal.  But sadly, despite my eager anticipation to stay in … [Continue reading]