It amazes me what people remember whenever I have the opportunity to teach. The things I am positive will have impact often don’t. Things I think will have mild impact often resonate deeper then planned. I think it speaks to the work of the Spirit whenever we are given the chance to teach.
At the UPC [...]

My wife and I had the oppourtunity this past weekend to chaperone some high school students at Rock the Universe. My friend Dusty just recently started a position as Youth Pastor at Crossway Community Church. Dusty put together a great discipleship weekend that led up to some fun at RTU. It was an awesome weekend. [...]

Yesterday, I spoke at UPC for a Life Group Leader Training event. My time was devoted to an overview of listening skills. I think listening is one of the most overlooked skills a person can have. It is far too rare to find someone who really listens to you. It is funny to me how [...]

A couple of days ago, I had the oppourtunity to speak at the orientation day for Circle Christian School. They wanted me to speak briefly about teenagers and what they are capable of. To do this, I shared some of my story. I was a good kid. I did everything right. I got good grades, [...]

I recently had the oppourtunity to be the client again. It is a strange feeling to walk in to a counselor’s office and sit down to talk about your heart. After years of being in the counselor’s seat, I had lost sight of what it is like to be in the “hot seat.” Week in [...]

My wife and I just got back from South Carolina. We had the chance to go on a getaway to Bowman. If you don’t know where Bowman is then you are like the majority of the world. It is a very small town. But, it was only an hour or so from Charleston and not [...]