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

NO JOKE- THE BULLETIN WORKED

I'm not a big believer in the bulletin method of announcements. My church is one that can have between 5 and 10 pieces of loose paper in every bulletin every week- so they are easy to ignore.But, last week, it worked. No joke. It worked.I put a … [Continue reading]

ENCOURAGEMENT IN UNSUSPECTING PLACES

I found myself randomly encouraged in the last 2 days by two really random sources. I read this article which I found on Marko's blog. I used it in my message on Sunday to challenge our students to consider what it says or doesn't say about the idea … [Continue reading]

SONG OF WEIRDNESS

I don't often "get" mark driscoll. But that doesn't mean much I suppose.It means we don't share the same view on many issues in the church. It means we could have a spirited debate over a beverage. It doesn't mean I think he's not a believer or … [Continue reading]

HAIR ISSUES

I have hair issues.#1. It's running to the back of my head. (It's not coming out my ears yet, but I'm sure it will)#2. It's evidently growing more on one side of my face than the other. My wife said during a conversation today, "can we talk about … [Continue reading]

THANK YOU LETTER

I went to the wedding of a former student last April. Today I got the thank you note from this student.Before you think this post is about how long that took... keep reading.This student was one of the first students I met in my very first youth … [Continue reading]