Last night I had the opportunity to lead worship for Lifeline, a ministry at our church. I used to lead worship through music all of the time, but I hadn’t for many years. Our worship pastor asked if I wanted to lead with him and I jumped at the opportunity. It was so much fun.Read more
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I am stumbling into Lent. I’m not stumbling into Lent because I made the most of Mardi Gras and woke up hungover on Ash Wednesday. I’m stumbling into Lent because it took some time to figure out how I wanted to use this season to better connect with God. I don’t think that Lent isRead more
In all of his iterations, people have always gone to the Wizard when they wanted something. In The Wizard of Oz Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion all have various requests for the Wizard. In the musical Wicked, Elphaba hoped that the Wizard would “de-greenify” her. Even in The Great and PowerfulRead more
I really love going to church. I suppose that’s good since I’m a pastor, but I’m sure there are some pastors who have no desire to sit through a worship service. I’m not one of those people. I may complain about having to wake up early every Sunday, but once I’m at church I loveRead more
Long nights at camp lead to short blog posts. Some of my best nights, though, have been long nights and last night wasn’t any different. I’ve had a great week at camp. No one got seriously injured. Our students had great attitudes. God worked in many lives. There were a lot of great moments throughRead more
Anyone who follows me on Instagram or Twitter knows that I post entirely too many pictures of our dog, Elphie. We’ve had Elphie since last May and I’ve become someone who loves a dog a misses her when not at home. Just this past weekend Alycia and I were in San Diego celebrating my grandpa’sRead more