private school chapels are scary

today i spoke at chapel in a local private school. all of the students i know who go there warned me that the students there are characteristically unresponsive and hardened to the gospel. that’s a scary place to be, being unresponsive to the gospel.
anyway, i shared on malachi 1:6-14. in this passage in malachi, God [...]

healthy cookies

if you know me, you know that i have an addictive personality. my current flavor is giada de laurentis. i love her. i love her food. i love her show. i love giada. she has inspired me to venture into the wonderful world of cooking. i’m a mad man. one recipe that i have mastered [...]

carpe diem

do you ever feel like your task list grows while your time and patience shrink? between working, school, ministry, family, life “stuff” (i.e. moving and weddings) and trying to have some margin there is little room left for sanity. i suppose that space and balance has to be my choice. there is always always always more [...]

total eclipse of the heart

tonight was a total eclipse of the heart. yes, there was a lunar eclipse. but tonight, sitting on the big red leather couch beside amy and kasey as matt played with my hair, my heart was eclipsed. i know that amy and matt are up to something. i just know it. maybe just amy. stay tuned…

til i only dwell in thee

to dwell in the presence of God. i dwell in a lot. i dwell in my present circumstance, i dwell in my hurt, my frustration, in success. i’m a dweller. how richer would my walk with Christ be if i were to only dwell in Him. i want to sit and soak in the presence of God. i want to only dwell in [...]

love them kids

not a lot shocks me. i have seen, heard, and experienced a lot. today, i was a little taken aback. i was talking to a high school students who was 18yrs old. he was telling me that once of the things going on in his life right now is that he is trying to quit [...]

the parent trap

being a parent must be very difficult. “baby”sitting this weekend illuminated in a small way the trap that is parenthood. obviously, these are not my kids…i have none. they are good kids too, respectful and independent. they do need someone at home, making sure they are eating all of their meals and getting to where [...]

here we go

in my eternal effort to be as cool as amy paul, i have decided to start a blog. i have a bit of (forced) down time this weekend, so maybe i will actually move beyond seeking to be like amy and write my own thoughts. who knows. here we go.