This week our pastoral staff is spending some time in Malibu on a little spiritual retreat. It’s good for everyone to take some time away and give some directed attention to our spiritual lives. Our lives are so full and so busy that we often need to take time away in order to clearly hearRead more
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I was recently a guest on The Dadcast, a sometimes irreverent look at fatherhood by my friend Nick and his cohost Shawn. You can listen to the podcast here or subscribe to it on iTunes. The Dadcast is a little NSFC (Not Safe For Church) but it shouldn’t cause you to stumble too much. I’mRead more
I finally saw a movie this summer other than The Avengers. I enjoyed the first Men in Black, didn’t see Men in Black 2 and wasn’t sure I was going to see Men in Black 3. Alycia is a big fan of the series, though, so I was more than happy to go see MIB3Read more
So far The Prisoner of Azkaban has followed a similar trajectory to the first two Harry Potter novels. There’s been some drama in the classrooms, Harry’s hearing strange voices and Draco Malfoy is still the worst. Things have picked up with Sirius Black allegedly making his way into Hogwarts and Harry taking a tumble offRead more
A month before its scheduled release, G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been postponed for nine months. After sinking millions of dollars into promoting its June 29 release, Paramount postponed G.I. Joe: Retaliation in order to post-convert it to 3D. I was really looking forward to G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The Rock looked amazing and I was prettyRead more
I hear about a lot of other youth pastors and the struggles they face in their jobs. They have to work crazy hours. They have to take vacation time to go to summer camp. They have senior pastors who can’t remember their families’ names. When I hear about the struggles they face, I end upRead more