There is this passage in 2 Samuel 6:14 where King David is bringing the Ark of the Covenant back home. This got me thinking-...

Proverbs 5:19
A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

Words we don’t all too often think of when it comes to both scripture and our wives. In fact, I don’t even think I have ever heard a sermon preached on such a verse. Maybe it would be wise to go verse by verse through Proverbs, or maybe even Song of Solomon. Who...

This morning at 200a came way to quick. The wife and I were awoken to the sound of what seemed like dying cats coming from inside the house, an interesting feat to think of since we don’t have any cats. So I got up out of bed, put on some shorts just in case some cat wrangling was needed and headed out to the living room where the noise was coming from. Much to my surprise and total dismay,...

For those of you that have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, you know the gloriousness that is the App Store, where you can literally find anything you want at the click of a button. With the recent release of OS 3.0, things have opened up quite a bit too. Some good, some bad.

Almost in sync with the new OS came a barrage of new apps, seeking to capitalize on all the new features. A group of...

Perhaps it’s that I am exhausted now after five long days of mind blowing kids programs at the church (AKA: Vacation Bible School), maybe it’s that ministry is fast paced and I am getting old or maybe it’s just that I am living life to the fullest and it flat wears you out. Any way you look at it, I need a good long sleep. 

Yesterday I was sitting on the bed with my kids and wife as we...

As with many of you, I am a huge fan of the TV show Friends. Unlike you, I am old enough that I was in high school when they first started coming out, so it was almost as if I grew up with them. Like I got to know them personally. Sure, they were on television, but it still seemed as if every week I was right there with them. What a great sitcom. 

The producers and writers of the show...

I just got back from a week long trip to Fresno, Ca, working in the urban poor community alongside World Impact (www.worldimpactfresno.org). We took a student leadership team, along with three adult youth workers. Pretty sweet deal. Throughout the trip, I kept re-imagining what church could be.

You see, so often we get stuck in this frame of mind that church is only on Sundays, that it follows...

A while ago I was talking with a pastor friend of mine, and as our conversation progressed, the issue of accountability came up. For some time now, he has been leading his church, with a fully intact elder board and leadership team, with absolutely no accountability, personally or professionally. As a pastor myself, I could not understand his decision. As a leader, in church or otherwise, it...