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Jan 17, 2011
Thoughts on Counseling and Group’s Emergency Response Handbook, Part 2
Chapters 3 and 4 of Group’s Emergency Response Handbook: For Small Group Leaders dealt with two interrelatable topics; depression and suicide. Depression is something I encounter multiple times a week as I minister to people, and these two chapters were very relevant to me because of that. One thing that I learned while reading these two chapters is that when suicidal and depressed people isolate... read more
Jan 14, 2011
Thoughts on Counseling and Group’s Emergency Response Handbook, Part 1
Being a pastor encompasses so many different responsibilities. You preach, you study, you manage the finances and employees of your church, you’re responsible for the oversight of your church’s buildings and equipment, you’re responsible at spearheading the church’s evangelistic efforts which lead to growth, and it’s your duty to ensure that those who are a part of your church are growing in... read more
Jan 11, 2011
Fired for Faith (a brief thought)
I recently read of the story of eighth grade science teacher John Freshwater, who was fired from his job in Ohio for pushing a “Christian agenda”, teaching creationism, and refusing to remove religious items from his classroom. The school district hearings officer assigned to his case, R. Lee Shepherd, stated that Freshwater “persisted in his attempts to make eighth grade science what he... read more
Jan 8, 2011
A God of My Understanding
I know a lot of people who are in recovery programs for drugs and alcohol. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are two powerful programs, and I am thankful for the changes they are making in people’s lives. And, I am proud of my friends and acquaintances for the steps they’ve made in their recovery, and for their time being clean and sober. This brings me to a story that’s... read more
Jan 6, 2011
He Knows My Need (in advance)
Over the years, I have come to recognize the things I need. I realize when I have those things. And I am acutely aware when I do not. When I lack the things I need, or those things are starting to run out with no foreseeable way of replacing them, I often begin to anxiously worry that my needs will not met. Something else I have become aware of over the years, is that God loves me and takes care of me in... 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.