Feb 22, 2011
Wow! Something BIG is Happening!
Earlier this month, as we took a large group of youth and young adults to Generation Unleashed in Portland, God gave me a powerful word the second the crowd of 3,500 began to worship. I don’t think I will ever share the “word” on my blog, though I may in the future if I feel it is necessary to do so. As we arrived back in Salem, I realized that I had to start having regular and... 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
Oct 29, 2010
Sun Stand Still Prayer
I just finished reading the book Sun Stand Still by Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC. This is a book that I will not soon forget and that will cause me to pray differently for as long as I live. It taught me to embrace the vision God has for my life; pray in accordance with the vision He’s given, His will expressed within His Word, and His past feats and faithfulness; and to... read more
Sep 30, 2010
Waiting for the Wave
I want to be a painter, a writer, a comic book artist… I want to be a jet-set businessman. I want to run a marketing company from home. I want to dabble in investing and new internet markets. I want to patent new and ingenious ideas in order to make millions. I want to leave my job at the office, then come home to relax, play with my kids, and watch tv with my wife. I want to make big money... read more
Aug 18, 2010
Consuming Vision
God has given me passion to see a vision realized. The vision to see people truly connected to an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ through the radical actions of grace, love, and hope of a local church empowered by the Holy Spirit often consumes me. To see a move of God in my city where thousands come to know Jesus yearly, as is happening in other U.S. cities, drives my every move. I... 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.