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

PICTURES, SHOVELS, AND THE POWER OF VISUALS

I'm back from 6 weeks of out of town, out of state, out of country, and/or out of the office ministry and family summer experiences and I think it's time to pick up bloggin' again.  I'm sure my readership is down to like 12, but to those of you who … [Continue reading]

BLOGGIN’ AND SILENCE

Well, for the last 6 months I've written 5 times a week on this blog and I'm heading into a very busy summer.   Tomorrow, I'm going to the desert for a spiritual retreat with 2 friends in ministry for a day of prayer and thinking in the calm before … [Continue reading]

FIELD TRIP DAD

One of my favorite and most privileged roles in life is that of Dad, and in our house, along with it comes the role of "field trip Dad".  As a result, over the last 6 years of having several of my kids in elementary school, I've been to over 20 field … [Continue reading]

MAKING THE MOST OF MINISTRY OBLIGATION.

I told you yesterday that I'm not the hugest fan of graduation ceremonies.  Both of my boys who are graduating were also giving speeches.  They both did GREAT!!  I really couldn't be prouder of TJ and Tyler. Then today, shortly after TJ's speech, i … [Continue reading]

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

I'm not the biggest fan of graduation ceremonies.  I didn't even go to my own college graduation- which my mother is still a little annoyed about.  I don't like them cuz I think they are very long, usually overly hot in temperature, and very boring. … [Continue reading]