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

SOME DAYS ARE JUST LIKE THAT

11 months ago in Feb of 2013 I sent this brief Facebook message to a student who I hadn't seen in a while. I tried to contact you a grip of times and was stoked to see you on our facebook page today. How are you? Where are you these days? You're … [Continue reading]

NEW YEAR, NEW ME, NEW BLOG POSTS

Well 2013 kicked my blogging butt.  Between my final year of seminary entrenched in Hebrew, my house falling apart, and the growing demands of family and ministry, something had to give.   So, it was blogging that got the axe.  Truth be told, the … [Continue reading]

PICK A NUMBA

I meet weekly during the school year with each of my kids one-on-one.  Hands down I think it's the single best parenting move I have ever done. I wrote about it in "As for Me and My Crazy House" and a lot of people ask me, "What exactly do you do … [Continue reading]

WILL IT EVER STOP?

When was the last time you asked, "Will it ever stop?" Maybe it was after a painful diagnosis?  Maybe it was during finals week. Maybe it was after a family fight or when another round of layoffs went through your work.  I don't know when the last … [Continue reading]

LEADING A SMALL GROUP SEXUALITY TALK

If you've ever tried to have a discussion with high school students about sexuality then you probably have discovered a few things to be true: First, teens care about the subject of sexuality as a default.  You don't need to convince anyone that … [Continue reading]