Dec 30, 2010
Impacting Obscurity
Maybe you are feeling insignificant. Like you have nothing to contribute to this world and the advancement of God’s Kingdom. Maybe you feel too…average. But as I have been studying Acts Chapter 9 and the conversion of the the Christian-killer Saul, an obscure figure of history stands out to me. His name is Ananias. Ananias was an early Christian, and the first Christian mentioned by name... read more
Dec 29, 2010
Things That Get On My Nerves. Dec ’10
1. Women who talk like small children, on purpose. 2. Women who walk around wrapped in blankets, at work. 3. People who complain that they can’t find work, but can’t name the last place they applied at. 4. Fox racing stickers on the backs of people’s cars who don’t ride dirt bikes, 4×4′s or anything else associated with the brand. 5. Sellouts who sing songs about being a... read more
Dec 28, 2010
Missing Link
Our church has quite a few visitors in our services each week. One of the things that we pride ourselves in is creating our worship experiences with two people in mind, “Jesus and Christ and you”. In other words, we work hard to make our services accessible to anyone off of the street who has never had any experience with Christ or His Church. They’re the group of people that we want to... read more
Dec 27, 2010
The Road Less Traveled
With most circumstances in life, you are faced with two options: taking the high road, or the low road. Usually taking the high road involves a decision of ethics or morality. Sometimes taking the high road, though, is much more difficult than simply making a moral or an ethical decision. Sometimes taking the high road means saving face, for someone else. Sometimes the difficult decisions you have to make... read more
Dec 26, 2010
My Four Favorite Christmas Movies
Here is a simple list of my four favorite Christmas movies. These movies are very nostalgic for me and get me in the mood to celebrate the Holidays. 1. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer- It doesn’t get any more nostalgic than this technicolor-made-for-TV-special. 2. All I Want for Christmas- A little known early nineties classic tale of two young siblings who concoct a plan to reunite their divorced... 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.