Dec 27, 2010
The Road Less Traveled
With most circumstances in life, you are faced with two options: taking the high road, or the low road. Usually taking the high road involves a decision of ethics or morality. Sometimes taking the high road, though, is much more difficult than simply making a moral or an ethical decision. Sometimes taking the high road means saving face, for someone else. Sometimes the difficult decisions you have to make... read more
Oct 6, 2010
How Far Is Too Far?
I’m currently preaching a series on Sex, Love, and Relationships from a Biblical Perspective. This weekend I will be presenting part two of the series and focusing on premarital relationships and sexuality. Here’s some of my thoughts on the topic that I’m tossing around and will be presenting this weekend(a preview if you will). One question that many Christians like to ask is;” How... read more
Jul 20, 2010
Marriage Advice, Part 6
The Sixth and Final Idea for Marriage and Relationships is: Having a Family Requires Lots of Planning. Nothing will change your life quite like having a baby and starting a family. It forces you to maturity and will either drive you and your spouse closer together, or further apart. All decisions related to having children, or more children, should be taken with very careful consideration, communication,... read more
Jul 15, 2010
Marriage Advice, Part 3
The third idea for marriage and relationships is: Communication is more important than you think. Too often, couples fail to communicate on the things that really matter in their relationship. What are those things you ask? EVERYTHING! To have a successful relationship with your partner you need to be open and honest about everything- after all it is God’s plan for you to be naked and unashamed in... read more
Jul 14, 2010
Marriage Advice, Part 2
The Second Idea for Marriage and Relationships is: Time is more important than you think. How you spend your time (or lack thereof) will determine how you spend your life in relationship. Setting your priorities straight will always benefit your relationship. Put God first, your spouse in a close second, your kids in a very close third, and everyone else in a distant fourth. Too often a relationship goes... 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.