Psalm 135 – Reminding the Minister

Psalm 135 is most obviously about the greatness of God proven through His mighty deeds in history, the miraculous wonders, the vanquished foes and the survival, longevity and reputation of His name (compared with the many other nameless and forgettable gods made by human hands – formed from wood and metal). But the [...]

Free apps, an information economy by-product

I am increasingly excited about the trend that I see in the new information economy. The economy shifts that we have experienced in the last century are (in order) Agricultural, Industrial, Technological and now Informational.  Of course those who are in the mix of it have been aware of this shift for some time, [...]

The Rainy Day List

It never seems to fail, whenever I’m extremely busy with a project or season in my job, I get frustrated about all the things that I need to do if I only had the time.

Projects that would make my ministry more effective
Sunday School teachers, visitors or other ministry contacts that I need to call or [...]

Say “no” to McDonald’s

Originally posted yesterday on my blogger site (yes, I’m switching over)
For you folks who love getting in on the latest boycott, this probably won’t be that exciting to you. This is not a post about McDonald’s doing anything terrible, rather it’s about the fun that I had with my kids yesterday on our trip down [...]

A pill for the quarter life crisis

Originally posted on my blogger site Sunday, June 8 2008
A friend’s 23rd birthday this last week got me thinking of my own 23rd (a few years back). I remember sitting on the ground against my car talking with my dad about this suffocating feeling that I was having. For some reason, 23 set an alarm [...]

Opening the door

Previously posted on my blogger site: Wednesday, May 28 2008
Tonight as I was leaving the church after a committee meeting, I held the door for a young woman and her daughter entering to attend an awards banquet for a local gymnast team. Outside, a few stragglers from my meeting were involved in what looked to [...]

Time to get off the offense

Proverbs 19:11 (NIV) says “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.”

On a role

I am 10 months in to my new role as Minister of Education and Assimilation and it’s been a challenging and rewarding process.  At the beginning I hadn’t really gotten traction because I was still doing the youth thing. But at the end of December, David Parrish came on board as my intern and he [...]