Persons of Peace

You are probably not the key person to engaging your neighborhood.  Read this again so that it sinks in: you are most likely not the key to engaging your neighborhood-someone else is.  Those of us who consider ourselves outgoing extroverted networkers can find this especially challenging because we want to become the relational cogs in the neighborhood. Continue reading

So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

“So you’re telling me there’s a chance?”  were the first words I thought to blurt out.  The doctor found my awkward sense of humor lacking: “no- I’m telling you that it’s highly improbable that you’ll ever get pregnant apart from medical intervention.”  Christin and I already knew the results before our follow-up visit with Reproductive Medical Associates, so we knew this meant NO BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN. Continue reading

My Heroes

he·ro  noun  : a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities

This past week, I took a few days off to spend some quality time with two of my heroes: S and B (initials used for security purposes). I admire these two people so much for the way they courageously follow Jesus and represent Him with such humility and integrity. Continue reading

The cost of building

GrandCanyonWatchTower_800Many young men beginning the church planting journey find themselves caught in the current of excitement of a new venture.  Count me as one of them- we should experience great joy when God invites us to join Him in His activity.  All too often, though, we become so enamored with the vision in our minds of what God desires to build that we often miss the importance of considering the cost we’ll incur along the way.   Continue reading