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

YOSEMITE DAY 3

RIVER DAY in pics....We hung out at our campsite and never left the campgrounds all day.  We got up, ate breakfast, and then were lazy style relaxing by the river in the morning right next to our camp.  I regret to say I did not buy a fishing license … [Continue reading]

YOSEMITE DAY 2

Day 2 was simple enough.We took the free shuttle bus to the Marioposa Grove of Giant Redwoods for a day hike, grabbed some ice cream, and then took a nice nap before dinner.If you ask me why I go camping, one reason I will tell you is "trees". Yes, … [Continue reading]

YOSEMITE DAY 1

For the next 7 days, I'll post a one day re-cap of our camping trip to Yosemite each day.For the record, here's the trip by the numbers: 1 truck, dog, hammock, and kayak. 2 number of kids who had the first ever camping trip 3 tents 4 hikes and … [Continue reading]

ANOTHER ARTICLE HITS THE WEB

Here's the teaser for the latest article I wrote that hit the web this week:Everyone in youth ministry knows the pressures of feeling like you have too much to do and not enough time to do it. So with that in mind I’ll get right to it.You need help. … [Continue reading]

TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A MUSICAL IDIOT

If you're a youth pastor and like me, you suckola at all things music. Well, then you might enjoy my latest article on Simply Youth Ministry that just hit the web.Here's a teaser:    I have a confession: I’m a youth a pastor who’s a musical idiot. I … [Continue reading]