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
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It took the better part of two years but Alycia and I finally got a dog. We had said that we didn’t want to have a dog while living in an apartment. However, once we saw that face, we knew we’d found our first dog. We named her Elphie and she has been a greatRead more
The website BuildTheEnterprise.org (which wasn’t working that well at the time of publishing) seeks to build a working replica of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The ship, which wouldn’t have warp drive or transporters, would have a nuclear powered ion engine for exploring our solar system. I’m not smart enough to be an astronaut but I wouldRead more
I love Star Trek: First Contact. It’s easily the best of the Next Generation films. It’s not as good as The Wrath of Khan but I’d put First Contact up there with The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country. In First Contact the Enterprise and her crew must keep the Borg from preventing humanity’s firstRead more
Last night we had our final night of youth group for the school year. It’s always a bittersweet night, saying goodbye to the seniors but knowing that I have a few Tuesday offs in the future. Working with students I’ve never had to get out of the rhythm of summer vacation. We push hard fromRead more
This past Friday our student ministry had its annual Overnighter. The Overnighter consists of staying up all night and playing games. Unfortunately the games don’t require a controller but balls, bats and lots of running. After all that running around, three days later I’m still sore and my body is still weary. Our students enjoyRead more