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

ONE MAN’S ADVICE ON WORKING WITH FEMALE STAFF

I work with men and women on our church staff.  But right now, I work with a lot more women than I do men in my day-to-day job responsibilities because currently, all my direct reports are women.  I have always worked with women in the church in a … [Continue reading]

BAREFOOT LEARNINGS

Today I went barefoot and tried to be conscious about those in the world who go without much of what I consider normal... the very least of which is the right to own shoes.  Thousands of people around the globe went shoeless to join the hundreds of … [Continue reading]

BAREFOOT ON PURPOSE

Today I got an e-mail from a friend of mine, Timothy, in Uganda.  He uses a yahoo account and a computer at the local library to send me e-mails from time to time.  His English is better than my Lugandan, so we write back and forth a couple times a … [Continue reading]

A NEW PARENTING PARADIGM

I've been processing this for about the last 30 days or so, and don't have this all figured out, but one of the things I'm trying to do as a parent these days is this: I want to live in a such a way that I model and teach values to my kids that they … [Continue reading]

FIRST QUARTER REVIEW 2011

Well, April 1st means I'm at the quarter mark in 2011. Actually, it means we're all at the quarter mark. So, a new month and new quarter are both decent reasons for a renewed evaluation of my goals for a new me.  I have been trying to take care of my … [Continue reading]