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

2010 YEAR IN REVIEW VIDEOS

For our high school service this weekend I needed some videos of the best of 2010.   In the hunt, I found 3 worth watching...HERE'S WHAT WAS NEWS WORTHY BASED ON WHAT WAS MOST SEARCHED VIA GOOGLE.  Some of this was news to me.  Oops.HERE'S WHAT WAS … [Continue reading]

JANUARY 1, 2011 AND ME

3 confessions: I set several goals for myself for 2011. Some of them are the same goals I set for myself in 2010 but never did. My own history says I'm not very good at achieving my self-discipline goals, but I can't seem to quit setting them … [Continue reading]

DECEMBER IN PICTURES

Here's what kept me from blogging all month.  Lots of good times of family and ministry all tangled up in winter and celebration.A VISIT TO SANTA: This time, only 3 are sincerely believing that this guy fills stockings.  I told Tyler the truth this … [Continue reading]

NOVEMBER IN PICTURES

Well, I'm ending my longest non-blogging streak in the last 5 years with a post about some of the family stuff that has kept me from this space on the internet.  I pretty much stopped reading and writing my own blog, just had to let something go.  I … [Continue reading]

GOD SAVE US FROM OUR PHONES

We've banned phones, computers, and ipads in our church staff meetings.We've banned them in our guys small groups.  We've banned them on retreats.Shannon and I have banned them from our home between when I get home and the kids bed time.  We've … [Continue reading]