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

CONVICTION VS. CONVENIENCE

Today I felt like God gave me those two words to ponder.  It came in a question:  "Which do you want to live by:  convenience or conviction?" As I stewed on this, here's what's been kicking around in my head in one way or another.   Convenience is … [Continue reading]

A BUCK A WEEK IS ALL WE ASK

We ask our students to bring a buck a week. So far, it's not exactly owned by all. More like about 25% of them. But for what it's worth. Here's why we ask for a buck a week.I'm praying they bring it. It's amazing how a large group of students … [Continue reading]

I TOLD YOU TO GET YOUTH TRACKER

So I posted my love for our online student database and recommended to you youth pastor types to get it.Well today, I logged onto youth tracker and they just added the ability to set up an event and then through a custom link, allow my parents to … [Continue reading]

FOOTBALL? WHAT FOOTBALL?

I was asked by a friend about a month ago if I wanted to join a fantasy football league. My response was "Thanks, but I can't make the time to follow the NFL and I've never been very good at caring much." Add to that my lame memory and the fact … [Continue reading]

NEVER KNEW THAT

I'm in a class for seminary tonight. It's on the history of the church.I'm sure there's lots of times when I'll say, "I never knew that" in this course as it covers the first 1500 years of the Christian Church. Like just now the prof said that … [Continue reading]