Mar 14, 2011
But There’s a Lot of Poor People
A few days ago, one of my leaders and I went to meet with a community leader to share with him the vision of our church within our immediate region and our plans for Easter to see that vision begin to be realized. The community leader responded with great enthusiasm; saying how desperately this region needed something like what we were planning to do, how there was nothing like this happening here, and how... read more
Feb 17, 2011
This is How We Change the World
Two nights ago my wife and I sat down and watched the documentary This is How We Change the World. It is the story of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC and how God used its young leader Steven Furtick along with seven families to reach over 11,000 people in only 5 short years! I literally lost sleep, it so moved me. You can ask my wife; I was speechless for nearly 30 minutes after it finished. The film... read more
Jan 5, 2011
Women Not Allowed
A few evenings ago my wife and I ate a wonderful dinner at a family owned and operated Lebanese restaurant in downtown Portland. The service was exceptional, the atmosphere was unique, the music was authentically Middle Eastern, and the food was awesome. We truly enjoyed our experience! While we were eating we watched as different customers came and went. There was one group of customers who caught our... read more
Dec 28, 2010
Missing Link
Our church has quite a few visitors in our services each week. One of the things that we pride ourselves in is creating our worship experiences with two people in mind, “Jesus and Christ and you”. In other words, we work hard to make our services accessible to anyone off of the street who has never had any experience with Christ or His Church. They’re the group of people that we want to... read more
Oct 11, 2010
Calling Out What Is
In the ancient Greco-Roman world, people worshipped a pantheon of gods. The gods they served were gods of fertility, war, love, and just about anything else you could think of. Some gods were even worshipped by having sex with temple prostitutes who served at their temples. Sexual immorality ran rampant and was a faulty foundation which the culture was built on. The Apostle Paul addressed these issues head... 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.