Yesterday I spent the entire day at my church. Between two morning services, a band/vocal practice for high school camp, and our high school group meeting…I had a full day. Spend an entire day at a church and you get to see a lot of interesting things: Some people stare at you blankly for 20 [...]

Probably my favorite sport to play is golf. I grew up playing with my dad and played it competitively in high school. I was able to get out yesterday afternoon with a friend from college and church and I shot a 77, the best I’ve had in a long time (usually I’m closer to 80). [...]

This is my prayer today…it is mostly just for me, but I have a feeling it might be a great prayer for you to pray today today as well. For those of you in need of hope, my hope is that these words wash over you with immense power and touch. The thought of my [...]

I’ve watched American Idol consistently since it began way back when I was in high school. And when I say consistently, I mean I didn’t miss an episode for about 5 years (thank God for DVR). But a few weeks ago I decided to stop watching Idol. It had been a long time coming because [...]

Every Sunday, just about every church in America takes an offering. They make it a part of their time together for two primary reasons: it is an act of worship and it probably reminds people to give, so in theory more people give. I’ve always hated the offering time though. Very rarely is it something [...]

Part of my job as a worship leader for both youth and adults is to find new worship songs that I hope will connect with people. Some of you might be of the opinion that we only need to sing hymns. I would disagree because I believe that even the best of songs get old [...]