Growing Up

Growing Up

For a while we have seen a trend with adults that is pretty disturbing. We see it with my generation (GenX) and the GenY or Millenial generation. It is even pretty evident in the Baby Boomer population as well. People aren’t growing up. Let me explain. I follow...
Three (Bad) Excuses for Skipping Church

Three (Bad) Excuses for Skipping Church

I’ve been in ministry now for over 15 years and the majority of that has been in youth ministry. You’ll see a lot of trends come and go over 15 years, especially with teenagers. Each generation gets a new fancy name, like GenX, Millennials, and now, GenZ,...
Dealing with My Character Flaw

Dealing with My Character Flaw

So after reading the first part of this story, I want to share a few things that have happened that both made me see God is working things out in me, but also how he is doing it. It is great to know you have a problem, to recognize it, to identify it, but that is just...
Character  Flaws

Character Flaws

There are times in our lives when we enter into moments of supernatural clarity where God lets us see what we either never could see, or never wanted to recognize. At this point, you have two options: 1. Forget about it and soldier on, or 2. Let God show you what he...
Rebellious Kiddos

Rebellious Kiddos

My wife and I took our almost three year old daughter to the splash pad today. The kid had a blast. But while we were there, we noticed a boy, maybe 3 or 4 years old, was having some sunscreen applied. He wasn’t happy. Think of the furthest away from happy you...