Dec 8, 2010
Where is the power?
Questions have been whirling around inside of my mind for that past few weeks: Where are those who truly believe?! Where are those who have been transformed? Where are those who care not about their opinions, but care about the truth of the Scriptures? Where are the redeemed? As Psalm 107:2 declares, let them say so! Where is the boldness of the children of God? Where is the love that people shall know... read more
Oct 20, 2010
Do You Love His Wife?
There’s something that all of my good married male friends have in common. They all have wives that I love nearly as much as I do them. Because I care about my friends, I also care deeply about their wives and their wive’s well being. I would do anything for my friend’s wives. When I do something with my married friends, I expect them to put the needs and wants of their wives first, and... read more
Aug 12, 2010
Random Thoughts on Those Who Focus On and Believe in the Bizarre
The garbage that people believe never ceases to amaze me. Extreme superstition, spiritism, angel worship, humanism, and self-idolatry has crept into the Church in huge ways and tends to prey on the uneducated, the poor, and the naive. Out of the fear of offending and losing large numbers in their churches, pastors can tend to turn a blind eye to such heresy. But confronting heresy and departures from the... read more
Jul 13, 2010
Marriage Advice, Part 1
Over the last few years I have had many opportunities to observe and counsel couples. Lately I have had the opportunity to do premarital counseling and officiate weddings for several couples- and it seems like this premarital counseling and wedding officiating will continue for the next several decades. Over the next few days I want to share some basic ideas for better marriages and relationships. The... read more
Jul 10, 2010
Relevance and Jesus
Here are some thoughts I am working on for my message next week on Relevance. These are 8 steps or ideas for being relevant in presenting the Gospel based on Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman in John 4. You can read along in John and follow these steps. You can also listen to the message next week on fellowshipsalem.com for further explanation: 1. Be where people are 2. Observe culture and... 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.