This is another post in a series I’m doing of questions that some of you asked. If you would like to add your question, go here and do so. Today’s question is from John Meyer. John goes to church with me and serves as a leader in the middle school ministry as well. We’ve played [...]

Everyone has their non-negotiables when it comes to picking a church, or leaving a church. Some of you have even admitted that one of those non-negotiables is music and worship at a church. I can’t completely deny that having some non-negotiables is a bad idea, but I have to wonder… When did church become about [...]

I always wonder what the average person thinks about the number of hits, followers, friends, and subscribers people get on social networking sites and blogs. In many ways they are a legitimate form of recognizing those who have had “success” in various venues. In other ways they are just another way for us to be [...]

I woke up Wednesday morning with a pretty bad sore throat (a very rare thing for me). I didn’t feel bad so I hoped it was just a one day thing. Leading worship for middle schoolers Wednesday night I could tell I was starting to fight something. Fast forward to Sunday morning and I was [...]

After what has been a fairly miserable last few months weather-wise, we had a wonderful 60* day in Portland yesterday with lots of sunshine. The great part is that southern California was dealing with a nice day of rain. Not to rub it in, but hey we don’t get the chance to all that often. [...]

For those you who haven’t heard, Tim Tebow is in a commercial being run by Focus on the Family during the Super Bowl. The ad is apparently Tim’s parents talking about the pregnancy complications they had with Tim and the difficulties they had with doctors encouraging an abortion. The ad is controversial because typically major [...]