Dec 7, 2010
The Good, The Bad, and Everyone Else
I’ve been around Christianity and ministry all of my life. To say the least, I have observed many things about people and how they respond to the grace of Christ. And without trying to be trivial and simply categorize people, I have taken notice of three types of people who respond in apparent positive ways towards the Gospel; the “Good”, the “Bad”, and “Everyone... read more
Dec 1, 2010
Giving Up Responsibilities
Here’s another post about an interesting conversation I overheard this past Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. An acquaintance of mine was talking to someone else about a mutual friend who has been very busy with all of her commitments in life. This mutual friend works two jobs (lots of hours and stress at one of them), has a child who is involved in two sports (which the mutual friend is very involved... read more
Nov 30, 2010
Getting By
Over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend I heard someone say something that caught my attention. This person is married and has no children living at home. This person has a spouse with a good paying job. This person turned to another person and with all sincerity said something like this: When it’s all said and done, before benefits, I make about $102k per year. I’m able to get by on... read more
Nov 29, 2010
The Truth About Managing People, Part 10
Truth Number 50 in Part 10 of The Truth About Managing People stood out to me in today’s reading. It’s the idea that first impressions do count. Nothing can be more true in the church world. When someone visits your church for the first time, the impressions that are made within the first 5 minutes will greatly impact their attitude towards enjoying their entire experience there, and especially the... read more
Nov 26, 2010
The Truth About Managing People, Part 9
One thing that doesn’t take place in the church world as often as it should is change. This has started to “change” in the past few decades though. In order to reach a quickly changing world, the church has to change its methods in reaching people just as quickly or risk losing relevance. People that have been in the church for a long time, however, tend to be very resistant to change because there... 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.