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Oct 29, 2010
Sun Stand Still Prayer Part 2
So yesterday I wrote that I had been praying for some specific locations that God had placed on my heart to move my church to that would accommodate the growth that we are anticipating. Our church has been in the Lancaster area of East Salem for 20 years and we feel that we have been called to this area of town. So as I was asking God to lead me in considering locations, I made sure that all of the ones I... read more
Oct 29, 2010
Sun Stand Still Prayer
I just finished reading the book Sun Stand Still by Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC. This is a book that I will not soon forget and that will cause me to pray differently for as long as I live. It taught me to embrace the vision God has for my life; pray in accordance with the vision He’s given, His will expressed within His Word, and His past feats and faithfulness; and to... read more
Oct 28, 2010
It Was Addressed
I just finished preaching a four week series on sex, love, and relationships from a Biblical perspective called Addressing It. At first, some were apprehensive about the idea of such things being spoken of from the platform of the local church. Some were ok with it, as long as it wasn’t spoke of on a Sunday (which it was). But people came to listen to a young, thirty year-old, so-called pastor teach... read more
Oct 25, 2010
Amazing Faithfulness
This weekend I saw an amazing display of sacrificial, generous, and faithful giving. Without divulging too much confidential information, what I witnessed nearly brought me to tears- which takes A LOT. I witnessed a family, who has what most would consider to be VERY little, be willing to give so much. This family, who faithfully tithes to their local church on the very small salary they make, received... read more
Oct 22, 2010
What if? (just wondering)
What if…God were real? What if…This wasn’t just all a result of chance and circumstance? What if…This God were not just some unknowable spiritual force? What if…you could actually know this God? What if…this God were good, all-knowing, and all-powerful? What if…this God was actually love? What if…this God cared enough to save you from yourself, from... 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.