Jan 31, 2010
Wonderer
If you have been given a wife; If you have found a good thing; If you have entered into covenant with your best friend; If you have someone every night to keep you warm; If you have someone to share your deepest secrets with; If you have someone to make real passionate love with as often as you’d like; If you have someone who will or has borne your children; If you have discovered your lifetime... read more
Jan 30, 2010
No Soliciting
It is a sunny warm day in this quaint village in Spain. The smell of fresh cooked meat hangs in the air. Children are running from home to home playing in the streets. Their parents are poking their heads in and out of their neighbor’s homes to borrow a little flour, some tomatoes, maybe some milk. One of the women’s husbands is out of town so she goes over to her neighbor’s to eat with... read more
Jan 29, 2010
Being Healthy Is…
…knowing when you’ve reached your limit and making the time to take a vacation. You may not have much time or money available, but in today’s fast paced, high demand 24/7 world, you’ve got to take a break for a few days to catch your breath and recharge your soul. Do something you love, do something in the sun, do something in the fresh air, and do it with someone you love. Rest and... read more
Jan 28, 2010
If It Aint Broke…
Everyone always says,” If it aint broke, don’t fix it!” But is that really the best thing to say?? If something never changes, people lose interest in it. There is always a more efficient, effective, and enjoyable way to do something; it just hasn’t always been discovered yet. Sometimes you do have to reinvent the wheel because a new and better wheel may just be around the... read more
Jan 28, 2010
Famous
Christianity is weird. We have created superstars of the faith: People who have a gift for speaking and developing huge churches filled with…Christians. These famous Christians get sweet book deals, get invited to all the trendy conferences, and even get calls from major news outlets from time to time to be interviewed about the latest and greatest current event. Inevitably, with this amount of... read more
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.