Oct 7, 2022
Earlier this week I was working on the message series for December (Advent/Christmas) and as part of that I was watching the funeral for Billy Graham. If you don’t know a ton about Billy Graham, he was an evangelist (someone who traveled preaching the message of...
Sep 30, 2022
Waiting on the storm to come. Waiting on the storm to pass. We all find ourselves waiting on a storm at some point in our lives. Literally and metaphorically. Far too often, we spend our time worrying about or anticipating whatever storm is heading our way. We miss...
Sep 23, 2022
Happy Friday! We are back safe and sound from Uganda. What a trip – to see how 9 young men (ranging in age from 22 – 27) are meeting new people every week and engaging them in building a community that invests in the community. “We want to be like...
Sep 17, 2022
How interesting, the timing of it all. Burnout. This is a message suggested by leadership, and the more we talk about it as a community, the more we realize it is so pertinent and relevant for where we are. Thursday, Dawn and I left for Uganda. Goals for this trip:...
Sep 14, 2022
You have to be able to start a fire. Naked and Afraid is a bizarre yet fascinating show. Each episode follows the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time. Once they meet, they must become naked and survive a stay in the wilderness for 21 days. Each...
Sep 13, 2022
Do you wake up ready to hit the ground running? Or . . . Do you wake up and think, “Oh my gosh, I certainly am not looking forward to today.” Recently, a colleague/friend said, “I just feel like throwing my middle finger to the world.” I thought, “Ok . . . I get it....
