Levi and I got the chance to lead worship tonight for our student ministry. We had a blast! Folks were singing loudly, clapping, dancing around…it was fun for us to get to play together. My buddy Kevin took this picture of us during sound check: Check out our faces–identical! And Read more…
It seemed like spring was on the way. Warmer days, sunshine, birds chirping. Then we remembered that spring in Happy Valley means lots of overcast, rainy, dreary days. And I love it! When the rains come down the creeks come up. That translates to days ripe for kayaking some of Read more…
I’m an Activator, which means that I can only talk about things so long. I prefer to act now, and adjust as we move forward. I’m generally an early-adopter of new ideas, gadgets, hobbies, and habits. I like operating in situations where my actions directly influence our outcomes. Youth ministry Read more…
I’ve been eating breakfasts at the Waffle Shop (the one near Blue Course Dr) for almost 16 years now. That place has been my office away from the office. All my breakfasts with my small groups or leaders happen at the BCWS (Blue Course Waffle Shop.) My order never changes Read more…
This past Sunday was a pretty remarkable one in the life of Calvary. As we kicked off our OneByOne Initiative, we gave away $25,000. Yep. Gave it away, sort of like a reverse offering. Everyone who attended one of the Calvary gatherings received a packet of info about the OnByOne Read more…
Yeah, that sounds like a lot. But that’s what we cranked out today. 10 of us (the midtown “staff”) pulled a “day away” to attack an issue that we’ve been wanting to tackle for some time. I don’t know if the idea was original with him, but Steve called it Read more…
My Paw Paw was a Navy man. He served aboard the USS Saratoga during WWII. When men first got onboard the ship, they had a period of adjusting to the movement of the ship on the waves. They had to figure out how to move while the ground beneath their Read more…
Tonight was a milestone in the life of our youth group and youth ministry of our community. When I moved to town 15+ ago, there were a few youth pastors already getting together to pray, and once a month they’d gather their respective groups for a night of worship and Read more…
Have I told you that I’m the youth pastor again? I’m loving this, and even though we’re not where I want things to be in terms of how things are going, most days I go to sleep with a big goofy grin on my face. One of the key pieces Read more…
I’m going to pretend that I’ve been blogging every day since Thanksgiving. I haven’t, of course, but I’m going to simply jump back in. We were all set to kick off a new series with our middle school and high school students tonight. Oh yeah, I’m the youth pastor at Read more…