Jun 15, 2010
New Culture
I am tired of reacting to culture and using existing culture to get my message across. Sometimes I think we waste so much of our energy battling culture and trying to ride the waves of culture that we have little energy left to actually get our message across once we have (used it and battled it). It’s like sitting downstream from a heard of pooping cows standing in the water. You’re trying to... read more
Jun 14, 2010
Mission Accomplishing
Yesterday was a good day. Our church held its first ever Summer Kick-Off Party as a way to share the grace, love, and hope of Christ with our community. We blessed them with a free BBQ, concerts, giveaways, pony rides, face painting, bouncy castles, and much more. We saw hundreds of people gather on our property and built relationships with many new people. Through a outdoor church service we even saw... read more
Jun 12, 2010
Milestones
It’s first marked with a bright glimpse of light and a spank on the butt. There’s then a sudden realization that what enters your mouth and goes down to your stomach doesn’t have to be liquid. The milestones continue at an alarming rate: your first word, crawling, the formation of your first sentence, walking, going potty, dressing yourself and spelling your name, and learning to ride a... read more
Jun 9, 2010
If You’re Not Offending…
Lately I’ve been giving some challenging messages to my church. Overall, people are receiving them well and doing something with them in their lives in return. We have, however, lost some people because of the challenges, changes, and expectations set within the church. I was talking to a friend of mine about this and how sometimes it can be very disheartening to a leader to know that even though... read more
Jun 8, 2010
Whoomp! There Obama Is!
This is such a great story! The internet has been buzzing for the past few days about the possibility that Barack Obama was in Tag Team’s Whoomp! There It Is music video in 1993. I thought the idea was preposterous until I saw it myself. At exactly 1 minute, 1 second into the video an apparent ’young looking Obama’ shows up for about 2 seconds playing dominoes and talking on a brick... 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.