I live in an American culture that is deeply rooted in the if-then mindset. If you buy this new thing, then you will be happy. If you get a gym membership, then you will work out. If you get this beauty product, then you'll be sexy, thin, and shaped … [Continue reading]
LESSONS ON TEACHING FROM 2 DAYS WITH ROB BELL
May 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
I received an e-mail several months ago from a friend asking me if I wanted to go to Laguna Beach for 2 day with Rob Bell. The e-mail describing the event was pretty vague really. It had a price, a rough sketch of the event, the location and that … [Continue reading]
THE UNDENIABLE POWER OF LONGEVITY
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Recently I've been feeling like it's taken me 7 years in San Diego to just get some of my own ministry to a place I can build on and develop some mediocre sense of tradition. While the nomadic way has some benefits like new experiences, risks of … [Continue reading]
MEMORY LANE, GRADUATION, AND ME
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last weekend I flew back to UC Davis where I went to college. I was there for a 20 year reunion of the Iota Chapter of a Christ-Centered fraternity called Alpha Gamma Omega, of which I was one of nine founders on the Davis campus. Seven of the nine … [Continue reading]
ONCE UPON A FRESHMAN DUDE
April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ever wonder if anything you say matters? Like does anything you do or teach even remotely change a student's world? Well I do and two weeks ago, after our high school Sunday morning in Encounter, I walked up to a group of guys sitting at a table in … [Continue reading]
Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.
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