Is it wrong…

Is it wrong that my goal in life is now to own an iPhone? I mean the $80/month bill, the constant distraction of applications, my kids clamoring to use it for the games and oh ya the possibility of getting overcharged because I text way too much.
When I mentioned this to someone they said “that’s [...]

Love makes sacrifices

Lately God has been working on our marriage…it’s a good thing. I’ve been trying to really get my life straight while trying to be a husband who treats God’s child like a princess. Today was a good day for me. We were getting ready to leave our church from VBS today when Annie couldn’t find [...]

Forgiveness

I’m working on forgiveness. It is extremely hard. Something that helps me is 2 Corinthians 2:10 -
What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ.
I have been talking with a lot of students lately who are dealing with the same issue: Conflict Resolution. In [...]

I once was lost

Have you ever read the book I Once Was Lost by Don Everts and Doug Schaupp? I was required to read it for my job and to my surprise I loved the book! I’ve written a one page review here (.doc) but for those of you who are like me and want a super fast [...]

Easter – Sundays

Yesterday was Easter and my church did a production/musical based on Max Lucado’s book 3:16. The way they integrated worship with the pastor was great (especially for my ADD!) He would come up in between songs and explain a little of John 3:16 each time. Great way of keeping attention as well as a focus [...]

Too Fast?

I’ve been trying to slow my life down. My new kid really helped me with this. Especially as I couldn’t go on the spring break mission trip and now my wife said no to me going to India on a mission trip this summer. I need to slow down. The past three years I’ve been [...]

Dear God

I’ve been following this blog called Dear God for about a year now. I read it when I need a reality check. I read it when I’ve been sitting in my office too long and think, why am I doing this God? Too many times I get sucked into the Christian bubble and don’t realize the [...]

What’s Next?

I need to be careful with this post…Have you ever gone stale in where you are? I mean, we are just now starting to create a community of love and grace and sharing (still working on the serving). But lately, I haven’t had the passion I once had for this ministry. Craig Groeschel wrote a [...]

Chuck

Have you ever sat down and talked with someone who is homeless?
Since the end of the summer last year I’ve invested in a guy named Chuck. He came by our building looking for a bike from the leader of Chi Alpha, another Christian organization on campus. Since then he has been loved on by our [...]

Catalyst 08

So I went to Catalyst last week (Oct 8-10, 2008) and, just like last year, was blown away. The quality of the conference, the information, the lifechange, everything was awesome. I have so much to write about it but I am leaving for another trip tomorrow! Ugh! So here’s what I will do. Each time [...]