As most of you already know, I was able to keep my job (just a 3% cut) during some cuts and layoffs last week at my church. One of the downsides of this is that one of my closest co-workers, Jill, lost 10 hours from her 30 hour job. Essentially she lost a third of [...]

In New Testament times the Jewish religious leaders often presumed that sickness or disease was a sign of sin by either the person or their parents/grandparents. Even the disciples bought into this idea. John 9:2-3 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3″Neither this man [...]

A couple notable studies came out yesterday. Thanks to Yonas and Adam for tipping them off to me. If you ever have anything that fits the scope of topics covered on this blog, let me know through the contact page (up and to the right). I remember when I first moved to Oregon the big [...]

Dear Person Who Leaves Church Early, We had a baby dedication and baptism in church yesterday and I saw you walk out. I saw all 20 of you walk out (give or take). My first thought was something that shouldn’t be repeated. Suffice it to say that I was frustrated and I sinned. You see, [...]

Boy those American Idol judges sure pulled a fast one on Thursday night…13 instead of 12. I have lost respect for them for at least one week after bringing back Tatiana for the wild card round. I think the competition will come down to Danny Gokey and Lil Rounds, and if Danny doesn’t win I’ll [...]

As you know if you’ve been keeping up on my posts or reading my Twitter updates, my church has been looking at some significant budget cuts. You might be wondering what I do…My official title is Co-director of Praise Bands. Basically, it is an associate worship leader type position with a focus on leading the [...]