Jan 14, 2009
There is no difference…
The following is an addaptation of a sermon that I gave a few weeks ago. I chose not to post the recording of this message because some specific names of people were mentioned, and I didn’t want to broadcast their names and their stories online without their consent. Over the past 4 months my family and I have had the opportunity to meet many amazing young people from around the world. Most of... read more
Jan 8, 2009
Some things I’ve been up to….
I’ve been very neglectant of my blog as of late, but my New Year’s Resolution is to change that. I’m going to be changing my personal schedule up a bit to be more accountable to things in life that are important to me. So what have I been up to? Well it’s been an exciting couple of months. I’ve gotten to meet some wonderful students from all over the globe. I saw the... read more
Sep 21, 2008
Culture Shock!
Living and working here at Canyonville Christian Academy has been a complete and utter culture shock. When we first moved here, before the students arrived, it was a culture shock getting used to living in an extremely small town after living in a big town our entire lives. There is only one grocery store, and it is VERY small and has an EXTREMELY limited selection. There is only a handful of restaurants;... read more
Sep 5, 2008
Blogging Shall Resume!
So I just finished a whirl-wind of a month: Salem Art Fair, packing our stuff to move, preparing for youth camp, moving all of our stuff to Canyonville, running youth camp, settling in at our new place, and beginning a new and exciting ministry!!!!! Needless to say, we are exhausted. I put in two weeks of very hard physical labor preparing the dorms here at CCA for the student’s arrival. Then on Friday,... 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.