May 30, 2017
Abandon
As a person who suffers with an anxiety disorder, discerning between the illness and a lack of faith proves difficult. There are times when I feel like nothing is right, everything bad will happen, nothing...
May 05, 2017
Women’s Life Group
“A place to gather women and share a simple meal and dive deep with people over real stories and Christ centered conversations. A time for a whole lot of laughter – and maybe a few...
April 28, 2017
A Fresh Start
“For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.”...
April 19, 2017
Easter Reflection
Each year, I return to the Easter event as told by one of the gospel writers. I wonder if I will have anything new to say after so many years of presenting the same narrative....
April 06, 2017
What’s the Right Way to Walk Through Lent?
For many people, Lent involves fasting – taking 40 days to kick that social media addiction, or make a dietary change and sacrifice sugar or caffeine. For others, Lent is a time to take on...
March 22, 2017
What Do You Do for a Living?
“What do you do for a living?” I don’t like answering this question. I don’t like telling people I am a pastor because I have no idea how they will respond. I do know that...
October 19, 2016
Tanzania Trip 2016
“Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor” – Romans 10:9-10 I counsel pre-married couples to attempt...
October 12, 2016
Tanzania and America
In many ways Tanzania and America are opposites. In Tanzania the people talk loudly, laugh loudly and yell louder still. Nightclub music resonates through the villages as the separation of commercial and residential areas seems...
July 20, 2016
10,000 Foot View
At our Annual Meeting, the Leadership Team asked me to give a 10,000 foot view of the church. They asked me to present what I see from my vantage point. Here is an outline of...
May 18, 2016
On the Way
I heard a radio personality claim to have “figured out” the slot machines at a local casino. He claimed that a bank of four machines always paid out at a certain time of day on...