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…
Levi and Lilly (and the State High Thespians) presented Children of Eden tonight. It’s Levi’s senior show. We are rapidly coming to the end of his high school theatre run. It’s been such a good experience for him, and for us. I’m planning to spend a couple of days exploring some 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…
As my birthday comes to a close, I’m a pretty content man. The day was filled with lots of reminders of the good things in my life, and the year has been one of some great/difficult/wonderful moments. Over the past 9 months I’ve moved back into youth ministry. The change 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…
Steve preached a good message on the biblical concept of REST (listen here). I’ve been thinking about that idea for several days. When is the last time you have felt truly and fully rested–recharged and renewed and reinvigorated? Steve pointed out several of our bad habits and practices. I know 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 nearing the end of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King. I have no idea how many times I’ve worked my way to this point. My mom (Thanks Mom!) gave me the series when I was 12. I’ve read them just about every year since. Paperbacks, Read more…