Had a lot of fun this morning hanging out with Ric and his girlfriend. Wished they lived closer than 3,000 miles away. Please pray for a friend of ours and her kids. They really need it. Blogs Should Christian leaders who support gay marriage but don’t do so vocally be pushed out of the closet?…
A New Path
This week represents my 2 year anniversary of leaving my sales job in order to attend seminary. At the time it was the most overwhelming decision. I was leaving a sure 6-figure job for a sure 5-figure (at best) lifestyle. I had zero resume for being able to land a job at a church, but…
Worship as a Lifestyle .2
We often talk about worship being a lifestyle and yet living that out often becomes quite hit and miss. Somehow there is a disconnect between our emotional worship experiences with our church congregations every weekend and how we connect with God throughout the week. I want to explore some of the ‘why’ behind this disconnect.…
Time For a Change
You might remember this post from close to a year ago. It was the day we sold Rose’s car and she started driving mine most of the time. Rose had an oversized mountain bike (for her) that I thought could make due for me to ride between work and home (about a half mile ride,…
Worship As a Lifestyle .1
On Sunday night Jay and I spoke at Sunset’s high school group (Overflow). It was the first time I spoke any sort of message in front of a larger group. And I actually really enjoyed it. We centered our time around leading worship and the spiritual discipline of worship, while making the talking points more…
Obama At Notre Dame
Much has been made of Barack Obama being the commencement speaker at Notre Dame’s graduation over the weekend. I think it would be fair to say he took a centrist position on reducing abortions in his speech. 77 Catholic bishops spoke out against the Notre Dame’s decision and the alumni announced that over $14 million…