As I said yesterday, I’m at Q Conference this week which is conveniently being held a few miles away from where I live. I think a lot of what is being presented will stir something in you and challenge you to think in a new way on different parts of our culture. If you want [...]

This week I’m at the Q Conference in Portland as part of a seminary class I’m taking this semester. Q is absolutely one of the best Christian conferences out there (Q stands for questions). I’d describe it as a mix between Leadership Summit, TED Talks, and The Idea Camp. It is a small conference that [...]

In today’s age of the internet, technology, and social media, everyone wants to share everything that is happening all the time. I touched on this subject a couple months ago, but I want to look at it in a different way today. Matthew 6:1 has a warning for us: Watch out! Don’t do your good [...]

Made my first iced mocha yesterday. I guess spring is finally here, even if it only lasts a couple days. One unforeseen downside to not having cable is having to listen to the local broadcasters for all Blazer playoff games. They’re awful and the epitome of homers for their team. In fact you can take [...]

Studies show that my generation has what some call an “entitlement complex.” We want and feel we deserve jobs and roles with great titles, but we do not want to do the work to get there or the work needed to do the job well. I’ve always prided myself in being a person who gets [...]

I had the opportunity to lead worship at my church’s morning gatherings yesterday. I also led at our high school group last night but talking about all of those would be too long for even me to read. Here’s a look at the setlist: For All You’ve Done (Hillsong) Responsive Reading (I mixed this reading [...]