This weekend I’m doing my first wedding for some former students. I’ve known the groom since he was 12 and I’ve known the bride since she was a senior in high school. Officiating weddings is one of the best parts about being a pastor. It’s even more special this time around because the couple hasRead more
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I may have had one of my favorite youth ministry moments ever yesterday. Star Wars Night at summer camp. We pick a different theme for each night and then our students dress up for that theme. We’ve done different themes throughout the years but last night’s theme was special. I love Star Wars. I loveRead more
I’m on vacation this week in our nation’s 50th state. My family and I are on the island of Oahu visiting my grandma. I’m so excited to be on vacation with the chance to get away and find a rhythm of rest. I’ve scheduled posts throughout my vacation so there will be new content whileRead more
I watched the new trailer for season five of The Clone Wars and I had no idea what was going on. I haven’t watched a single episode of The Clone Wars; it’s a giant blind spot in my nerd repertoire. We all have blind spots when it comes to nerdclinations and the same is trueRead more
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
As a pastor I sit in a lot of meetings. Yesterday I had an eight-hour meeting with the rest of the pastoral staff at our church. It was a good meeting and we hopefully gained some clarity for where God wants us to go during this next season of ministry. Even though it was aRead more