Stepping out of the hospital after Ivy’s arrival I walked in the new dad daze—a mixture of tiredness, total panic, and incomparable joy (Andy can now relate!). As I went I watched people coming and going, realizing they had no clue about my experience. They were not concerned that my life was radically shifting… but […]
Read more "Lost among the Crowd"Mark 9:14-29 I have taken on a new responsibility here at the church and it requires that I work on Thursdays. This has left me crazy busy and with the youth group often filling my Saturdays I often do not have a day off from the church. In these times of chaos it is easy […]
Read more "Plunge Recap: =’s Leadership"As you know my little brother is in Mexico as a missionary. This past week he took some time off and went on his first real vacation (normally he just travels home to see the folks). He and a friend went to south Mexico and while there toured the many of the Mayan ruins. What […]
Read more "Perfect Museums…"AT&T has a sweet new commercial, with all the right elements to leave your wife crying. It opens with a cute little girl posting lost dog signs. In the background a young guy sees her and begins texting the world with his new I-Phone. Of course the final scene has the sad girl turning the […]
Read more "Sermon Preview ~ Finding God"Mark 4:26-34 When my brother was in high school he did an experiment with seeds. Testing water, coke, and coffee to help the seeds grow. Of course we know water works and we can correctly guess the coke just produced a toxic sludge of mud gel. But the seeds with the coffee sprung up the […]
Read more "Plunge Recap: Magic Beans ~ Growing into Leaders"
