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

STARBUCKS SPIRITUALITY

This morning I'm headed to New York City to hang with my dad for two days before teaching YS One Day on Saturday.So, like a good air passenger, I have my laptop, my cell phone, my ipod, my carry on, and my java.In the process of getting my java, I … [Continue reading]

CHANGING THE WORLD: SOCCER TOURNAMENT STYLE

Last summer we took a group of students to Uganda. It changed my family radically. It also, ironically changed not just the students we took on the trip, but a mom who we left behind.So much so that she felt burdened to turn the hundreds and … [Continue reading]

WHY WE DO SET DESIGN

Why do we bother to put time and effort into changing the background of our weekend series and giving hours to changing the decor of our weekend series?Answer:  cuz it makes a difference when you walk in the room and see this. (thanks to Randy Lipsey … [Continue reading]

YAHOO FOR TYLER

Tyler is the man.He just pulled out a sweet report card this quarter.He just got an outstanding student award at school. And he just graduated from Ms. Alicia's second level of piano classes.  YOU GO MY MAN! … [Continue reading]

TYLER AND I GO HIKING

I put my "field trip dad" hat back on and resumed my responsibilities with my first field trip of 2009- a trip to Mission Trails with Tyler.  I've been before with TJ's class, but it was fun to go with Tyler.  But it's always wacky to me to hear some … [Continue reading]