Teenage Observations, Part 1: On Authority
When a teenager is given a direct order from a teacher, parent, employer, or other type of leader, they tend to respond with an answer to a question that you never asked them. For example:
Authority Figure: “Johnny! Go empty the garbage!”
Johnny: “The garbage is not full.”
Explanation: You asked Johnny to do something, but instead of doing it, he thought it appropriate to answer the question, “Is the garbage full?” even though you never asked him that question…
What the heck?!
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.