Before I had kids there were a lot of things that irked me about people who had kids. Ironically, one of the things that irked me were parents who would begin a sentence by saying, “Before I had kids…” Another of the things that irked me was how parents constantly discussed their sleep habits orRead more
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Not only did we celebrate America’s birth yesterday, but I also got to celebrate Kevin Durant deciding to join the Golden State Warriors. Durant was the most sought after free agent in the NBA this year. He is one of the NBA’s five best players and he is leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for theRead more
I don’t really know if this has been a good summer for nerdy movies or not. Because we have a newborn daughter, the only movie I’ve seen this summer is Civil War. Other than Cap and Tony’s fight, most of the nerdy movies haven’t really made much of a splash – except for a coupleRead more
This week has been a little bittersweet. As I wrote about earlier in the week, this is the first summer camp I’m missing since I left my job as a youth pastor. We’re actually in San Diego to visit the camp, but this #TBT post reminds me that I can’t let the nostalgia of theRead more
The topic of freedom has been coming up a lot lately, so much so that I want to find three hours to watch Braveheart. On Sunday night at our Bible study we looked at James 1. James writes: Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone whoRead more
Nine months ago I left my job as a youth pastor. I like to keep track of time in terms of little milestones and there have been a lot of mini milestones over the past nine months. My first Tuesday night without youth group. My first Christmas Eve not working at the church. My firstRead more