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Aug 23, 2011
Thank You’s, Part 2
Day #2: Chris Simpson: Chris Simpson has been coming to our church for about a year and a half with his wife Jeanette and his son Cameron. Chris always has a smile on his face and is always ready to serve. Chris is a “little” older than me, and much more mature, but he insists on holding doors open for me, taking trash out of my hands as I am trying to put it out, etc… To be honest,... read more
Aug 22, 2011
Thank You’s, Part 1
I have some AWESOME leaders and volunteers serving with me at Fellowship Church! I want to spend this week pointing out some people that I’m thankful for, certain individuals that if I had an entire church full of, the entire city would be reached with the Gospel. Now inevitably I will forget all sorts of great people who it is an honor to serve with, but I just wanted to take some time to honor some... read more
Aug 21, 2011
A Psalm
I have found my home in you. Your embrace is my reason for living. Every step taken, closer to you. Eyes closed, no distractions, there is no turing back. Without your presence, my soul is dead. Without your word, direction lost. To live in you, is to live for you. To die in you, is relief for these weary bones. You alone vindicate me. You alone hear my cry. You alone can use my tongue to speak- can use my... read more
Aug 9, 2011
A Day at the Lake, A Day by the Sea
A bald eagle flew slowly over the shimmering lake, seeking for fish that it may devour. Trees waved slowly in the afternoon breeze. The green grass absorbed the radiant sunshine into each and every blade. A mother duck guided her young babies through a meandering maze of lily pads and stumps sticking above the sluggishly moving river. Sea gulls soared on the wind above the sandy shores below. Pelicans... read more
Aug 3, 2011
Women
A few weeks ago I wrote a couple of posts about what it means to be a real man. I knew what to write because I’m a man- a man that falls very short of the expectations I wrote about. I knew what I wanted to be and what I wanted to strive for. So it was easy for me to write those posts. But people started asking me to write one of these posts about women. The only problem?! I’m not a woman. I... 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.