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Doing BIG Things For God

(posted : Tuesday Jun 24, 2014)This is part 4 of an honest, open letter to parents of teenagers.  Read part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here.  Stay connected to see part five on Friday, 6/27/14....

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How Are You Choosing To Disciple Your Teenager?

(posted : Friday Jun 20, 2014)This is part 3 of an honest, open letter to parents of teenagers.  Read part 1 here and part 2 here.  Stay connected to see part four on Tuesday, 6/24/14. Contributions to...

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Does Social Media Matter?

(posted : Tuesday Jun 17, 2014)This is part 2 of an honest, open letter to parents of teenagers.  Read Part 1 here.  Part three - How Are You Choosing To Disciple Your Teenager, written by Brad Smith -...

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What's Your Philosophy?

(posted : Friday Jun 13, 2014)This is part 1 of an honest, open letter to parents of teenagers.  Part two - Does Social Media Matter, written by Scott Foreman - can be found here. Contributions to this...

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What Is The Gospel?

(posted : Saturday May 10, 2014)I remember the first time I really tried to share Jesus with someone.  It was spring of my senior year of high school.  I knew that I was heading to the Word of Life...

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Trusting God With Our Future

(posted : Wednesday Mar 19, 2014)On Wednesday, October 5, 2011, I added a prayer request to my daily prayer list that I honestly had no idea the significance it would have on me in the last few weeks....

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When Church Becomes Just Another Option

(posted : Friday Nov 15, 2013)We live busy lives in a busy society.  There is always something to do.  There is always something else that needs our attention.  We are constantly on the go.  Even when...

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Spend Time With Jesus

(posted : Monday Oct 21, 2013)When I was a little boy, my parents did daily devotions with me.  In fact, the way I came to faith in Jesus was because of my bedtime devotions with my mom.  As I became a...

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Christians and Boycotts: Should We Attack Starbucks?

(posted : Monday Mar 25, 2013)Christians have long been known for boycotts.  Sometimes, boycotts work.  Most of the time, they do not.  In today's world, unless a small mom-and-pop store or chain is...

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God, Santa and Performance Based Acceptance

(posted : Thursday Dec 27, 2012)"He's making a list, checking it twice, he's going to find out who's been naughty and nice...." We all know the words to this song.  It's a great, fun Christmas song...

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Hug The Box

(posted : Monday Sep 17, 2012)As the son of a pastor, I know how it feels to be an illustration for one of my dad's sermons.  So it gives me great joy to be able to do the same to my kids from time to...

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It's Okay To Lie

(posted : Monday Aug 13, 2012)It's okay to lie, right?  I mean, we all do it to some extent, and it doesn't really hurt anyone. Stop for a minute and answer this question: Do you like to be lied to?  I...

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Summer Recap & A Look Ahead

(posted : Monday Aug 6, 2012)Well, summer is almost over. I feel like it has flown by, partially aided by the fact that I was not in one location for very long.  We spent a week with my sister in...

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Vamos a Peru

(posted : Monday Jun 11, 2012)On Thursday, a team of 20 (13 teenagers, 6 adults, 1 child) of us will depart for Matucana, Peru.  I have shared before that my 8 year old daughter, Emma, is going with...

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Why I Love Student Ministry (And Why You Should Too!)

(posted : Sunday Apr 22, 2012)For the last 14 years, I've been hanging out around teenagers.  First, I was involved with Word of Life Fellowship and their (best in the world) youth camps and Bible...

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Missions, Family & The Gospel

(posted : Tuesday Mar 13, 2012)The following is a letter written by my 8 year old daughter, Emma, my wife and myself.  Please read it, and pray about joining us on our mission. February 16, 2012 Dear...

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If I Wrote The Christmas Story...

(posted : Sunday Dec 25, 2011)I was wondering what Christmas would look like if I wrote the Christmas story.  If I was God coming to earth, how would I script my entrance?  I know that I would do it...

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Dog Poop On Your Face

(posted : Thursday Dec 1, 2011)Last night in our high school group (H2O), I shared this illustration: "Suppose I woke up one morning and my dog had pooped on my forehead.  I went into the bathroom,...

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Knowing Truth

(posted : Wednesday Oct 5, 2011)I recently had a conversation with a man who was adamant about teaching everything about all of the cults to our teenagers.  This man had very good intentions; he wanted...

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