Beware of potholes!

I’ve been enjoying my bike rides into work. I feel stronger and more environmentally conscious.


I’ve been enjoying my bike rides into work. I feel stronger and more environmentally conscious.

My wife thinks I’m a freak. Not in a “I don’t want to be around you” kind of way. But in a “you’re special” kind of way. It’s because I’m not afraid of rejection. I actually believe that crashing and burning is not something to fear; that failure is a necessary prelude to success; that…

Yesterday I participated in Emmanuel Bible College’s graduation ceremony. Since I’m an adjunct instructor I donned my black robe and red, white and gray hood, marched through the gathered crowd with the rest of the faculty, and took my place on the platform overlooking the assembly of friends, family and supporters. As I watched graduates…

Book three. Done. I’ve been negligent about posting because I’ve been reading. A few days ago I finished my third book in Eugene Peterson’s five-volume spiritual theology series: The Jesus Way. If you’re keeping track, I’m not reading them in order. Weighing in at just under 300 pages, The Jesus Way not light reading. In…

Last Sunday morning I preached for 30-40 minutes, casting a vision and laying out a strategy for accomplishing our congregational mission. Tomorrow we begin our fall sermon series. Today, I’m stoked and here’s why: 1. In the past two weeks, it has felt like we’ve left our church moorings and set sail. There is a…
Life doesn’t always go my way. I should have learned that by this point in my life. Thankfully, I live with a 6 year-old who teaches me some of life’s greatest lessons. Shawna had a miserable morning. She desperately wanted to do something. Mom said no. That’s how I got involved. She thought Dad might…