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I was reading in the book of Luke the other day, in chapter 12,  when I came across a scripture that actually makes me shake.  Jesus tells a parable 35 “Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and… Read More

I sit here contemplating the grace of God.  What does it look like?  What does it do?  What does it mean?  What is its purpose?  What is Grace?  Is it simply God's 'goodness' to us?  The Bible says in Romans 2:4 that the "goodness of God" should lead us to 'repentance'.  Repentance is a big theme in the new testament.  It seems that we as God's children are called to it.  Jesus… Read More

Dear God, please help me to lose weight.  Amen Have you ever prayed a prayer like that?  I mean it doesn't have to be about losing weight.  Maybe you asked for help to stop smoking, or for the courage to stop hanging out with the wrong people, or for the ability to get up earlier in the morning, or to help you get a job, or for the strength to stop eating so many doughnuts. … Read More

Today we went to the water slides, which is something our family does every summer at least twice.  Its one of our favorite traditions.  Today however, was slightly different from all of the other times we have gone before.  Today, two little girls almost drowned, right before my very eyes.  To be quite honest it happened so very fast I never had time to truly contemplate the… Read More

This morning was awesome.  I don't know if anyone else thought so.  But I sure did.  As a worship leader it gets really easy to get caught up in the "job".  But this morning something happened during the worship set that shook me out of that and made me connect in a way that I haven't in a while.  Justin, our lead guitar player, kicked into a wicked solo.  Now, I know he does… Read More

I have been undergoing a fast for the past few days.  So far it has been pretty tough at times.  Funny how starving yourself suddenly makes everything you see look soooo good.  I decided to open the good book (or 'the Bible' as some would call it which means book oddly enough, anyway) and take a peek at what Jesus was going through when he was fasting in the desert.  The thing that… Read More

You know what, after today, I can totally see how a marriage could evolve and change to the point where one person would throw in the towel and call it quits.  Don't get me wrong, I was no where near that point today.  I can just see how it WOULD happen.  Most people probably think that Pastor's have great marriages and that we don't have problems, but you know what, we do.  We're… Read More

So its our 8th anniversary and my wife wanted to surprise me with a two night trip to Victoria.  Well, she didn't tell me about it, hence the surprise, and I had planned to buy her a barbecue.  I know what you're thinkin.  You're thinkin that that is not a very romantic gift to get a woman.  Well it is if your wife has been practically begging you for one for 8 years.  So, not… Read More

If this doesn't make you angry and disgusted, then nothing will.  This just brings to light the need for parents to get some guts and talk to their kids. HOUSTON – (April 8, 2009) – Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a study by researchers at The Read More

I sit here watching a show on MTV. I do this sometimes because MTV is one of those channels that portray well, the kind of stuff that the next generation after me are watching and thinking. So sometimes I catch a show here or there just to see what kids are ingesting through their eyes and ears. I just watched a show called "Sex with Mom and Dad". Its a show where an 'expert' helps young… Read More