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
Dec 21, 2010
The Religion of Christmas
We live in an extremely highly offend-able society. It celebrates diversity, yet lives in fear of what others will think if you ‘think’ or ‘do’ something different than the rest of the society: oxymoronic, I know… So out disproportionate respect for others, we have come up with the art of being “Politically Correct”: Doing and saying things in such a way that... read more
Dec 17, 2010
Never Give Up
It hurts to watch the seed you scatter bounce off of the ground you throw it on. It’s hard to watch the seed begin to grow, and then quickly whither away. As a sower, these tragic realities can really discourage you and tempt you to stop scattering seed all together. But when you see a seed you were involved in scattering being embraced by rich soil, taking deep roots, holding firm, and sprouting... read more
Dec 13, 2010
Set Your Eyes to Zion
It was an early Sunday morning in December; the 12th of December to be exact. 2004. My wife and I had been anxiously anticipating the birth of our first child for nine fast months. We had made an agreement over five years earlier that we would wait five years into our marriage before we would consider having children. That was one of the greatest decisions we have ever made as it allowed us to grow up,... 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.