Alycia and I have been married for a little over two and a half years. Even though we’ve only lived in apartments, over that time we have been building our home together. For us that has meant learning each other’s rhythms of rest and activity, figuring out how to best share a meal together andRead more
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I hate waiting. Well it’s not that I hate waiting, it’s that I hate waiting longer than I think I should have to. I went to the Corner Bakery to pick up an order I had phoned in so I wouldn’t have to wait. I ended up waiting longer than I wanted to because theRead more
My wonderful students. I’m in Hollywood with our high school students on another service trip. Our students have spring break this week and they have given up a few days of that break to serve an inner-city church. I love youth ministry and the opportunity to see students growing and serving others. Some people mayRead more
The band fun. Tonight We are young So let’s set the world on fire We can burn brighter Than the sun I’m not really a big fan of the band fun. I like their songs that I’ve heard on the radio but I haven’t bought the album. The above lyrics are from their song WeRead more
Yesterday I wrote about our weekend at winter camp. I went up to camp early, but by the time the rest of our group headed to camp the inclement weather forced them to turn around. I spent the first half of camp surrounded by other churches without my students. I felt really weird waiting forRead more
This past weekend we had our student ministry’s winter camp. We headed up to our local mountains in order to get away, spend some time building community and growing closer to God. At least that was the plan. While it wasn’t nearly as severe as the blizzard that pounded the East Coast, there was aRead more