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

ASK BETTER QUESTIONS

I started reading blogs again.  I had stopped reading them consistently, mostly because I could not find a way to do it that fit my routine.  I had feeds at the bottom of my mac mail inbox, but they were out-of-sight-out-of-mind and piling up like a … [Continue reading]

DADDY, TAKE MY PICTURE

that's what Becky said to me right before she ran and jumped in her brother's arms at Pacific Beach last Saturday evening and I snapped this pic. This girl is seriously loved and she seriously loves her big brother.   I'm super lucky as a Dad to … [Continue reading]

RETHINKING WEDDINGS BELLS

I'm going to a lot of weddings these days.  I'm doing a few too.  The process is stirring up in me some stuff I've been thinking about for a while. So here comes a couple of things I'd like to change about weddings.NO FREE LUNCH:  Back in the day, I … [Continue reading]

TRYING TO LIVE FOR GOD ALL ALONE…

... is super hard.  Yet lots of people try to do it. "Christians" try to do it.  It's a primary bi-product of the "personal Lord and Savior" jargon of evangelism tracts. They say, "I don't need anyone.  I have Jesus and that's enough." (bypassing … [Continue reading]

ARE YOU FEELING SLEEPY?

The other day I saw this article/info graphic on sleep deprivation.It initially struck my interest because when I ask students these days how they are... especially on Sunday morning... I swear, 95% of them, 95% of the time will give me the same one … [Continue reading]