Seems like everywhere I turn someone’s talking to me about margin. As in, “Hey, you got any margin? If you don’t, you better get you some, jack.” (For the record, most of the made-up voices in my head sound like they’re from Redneck, GA or Duck Dynasty. And I like Read more…
This is part 2 of a post that I started yesterday. As a newbie on this trip to the exotic, beautiful Dominican Republic, I was amazed at all the things my eyes were taking in. I was stunned by the beauty of the country, and the people…oh my goodness. I Read more…
I’d never been on a mission trip before we moved to Happy Valley. I know, that’s a shocker to some. For about 10 years, I was the youth pastor who’d never taken his teenagers to share the Good News with those lost souls in far off countries? How could I Read more…
Life will be difficult. Some days it will feel like it’s much easier to quit than it is to push through. When you know what you’re called to do, it’s always too early to quit.
Every Thursday night I pick up Levi from his shift at the Chick-Fil-A (man, that would be like my high school dream job!) While I’m not always wild about driving across town at 11pm, I’ve come to love the opportunity to talk with Levi, to learn what he’s learning, and Read more…
Today was an up & down kind of day. We started with a 2 hour delay due to some beautiful fresh snow, which meant sleeping in, breakfast with the kids and some Bible reading. It also meant I missed 2 meetings because I had to shovel the beautiful fresh snow Read more…
OK, I’m feeling a little selfish. Is it possible to be a lifegroup glutton? I’ve blogged/bragged about being part of the world’s best lifegroup before. If it were possible to catch lightning in a bottle once, that’d be something worth noting. But doing it twice–unheard of. Until tonight. A new Read more…
I’m pretty sure that the first time I heard that line was in the Brooke Fraser/Hillsongs song Hosanna. It rolls out in the chorus, and it hit me like a truck. Pastor Dan referred to the source of the quote this past weekend. It comes from Bob Pierce, founder of Read more…
It’s that time of year again. The turning of the calendar leads us to stop, take stock of our lives, and make some mid-course changes/corrections. I think that’s a good thing. I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, but I do appreciate the reminder that I need to examine my Read more…
Kim and I went on a date tonight. And Lilly tagged along! We went to a reception for the State Theatre, then to the final dress rehearsal for Scrooge The Musical. I’m not going to give away any spoilers, but you need to go see this show! We had a Read more…