In May of 2007 I quit my first job out of college and made the decision to pursue a life in church ministry instead of financial planning. It was a big decision because I had spent the previous 4 years getting a degree that prepared me for a life in financial planning. But within a [...]

One of my pet peeves is Facebook birthdays. People, myself included, are lazy now when it comes to making someone feel appreciated on their birthday. So, I took mine off. It’ll be interesting to see how many people will end up writing on my wall when my b-day rolls around. 1. Going on a theme [...]

I discovered Page CXVI shortly after their first Hymns album was released. I think I listened to that album non-stop for a couple weeks. As most of you know, I didn’t grow up singing hymns and I’ve never much enjoyed them when I have sang them in church. But I do love hymns that bring [...]

Anytime I title a post like this as a 26 year-old guy, having been married almost 5 years, people begin to get excited about us having a baby on the way. So let me just get this out of the way. Sorry…we’re not pregnant. This is a post I never thought I’d write in my [...]

Always great to hear about Westboro Baptist in the news again…This time they’re picketing Steve Jobs’ funeral because “he taught sin.” Ugh. It’s fairly pointless to judge people but these folks make it pretty easy. 1. Being that Catalyst is going on in Atlanta this week, it seems fitting to highlight a post from the [...]

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend some time at an Eastern Orthodox church (Saint Nicklaus Church, yes the guy known as Santa Clause) in SW Portland with my World Religions class. Having grown up within the evangelical church I had not spent much time with other Christians outside of that circle, [...]