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

TWO LOVES OF MINE

#1. I LOVE WORKING WITH WOOD.My dad and I are going to be building some sheds to get the shovels and bikes and stuff out of my garage over Thanksgiving week. I should then have a wood shop again in our garage with some space to build. First up: a … [Continue reading]

DOES THIS SHIRT MAKE MY LIVER LOOK FAT?

Confession: I feel fat most days. I have ever since my feshman year in college pretty much. I think it's a combination of the culture I live in, the proximity of my youth ministry to the beach, the skinny people I see, the fact that most of the … [Continue reading]

JAKE AND I GO A WALKIN’

I went on my first field trip of the school year yesterday with Jake's first grade class. We walked from his school down the hill to the library and the fire station and back.Here's what I learned:#1. The library in our community has free wireless … [Continue reading]

RIDICULOUS CELL PHONE FINE

Not only did the cops catch me answering a 10 second phone call in my car, but the freaking thing is supposed to cost me $135!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! per the note from the court I got in the mail today.The CA DMV WEBSITE CLAIMS THE FIRST OFFENSE IS $20.I'm … [Continue reading]

THE BERRYTRIBE DECREE

Well, I mentioned before that this whole adoption thing has caused us to have to visit and revisit some core level realities of our family. Pivotal in this process has been the reading of a new book by Patrick Lencioni called the 3 Big Questions for … [Continue reading]