The Divine Crash

Dear Jesus, adventure is everywhere.  For those who are on a new adventure be with them.  For those who an unwanted adventure is about to begin, prepare them.  For those whose adventure is ending may you give them comfort to see what lays ahead.   For those who feel as though life is boring because [...]

So here I am, sitting in my office and I wondering about this myth of full-time ministry.  I was always taught that ministry is doing things in the name of Jesus or working with those whom Jesus worked with.  Can I do that in a church?  Is that even possible inside the walls of a [...]

First there was Planking….the idea of laying flat in random places.

Then there was Owling…. the idea of perching like an owl in random places.  Now there is the idea of Cone-ing.  Where a person orders and Ice Cream Cone and upon paying for it takes it with their hand by the Ice Cream and eats [...]

Today’s sermon was about making disciples.  You can listen to it on iTunes or at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!
Scripture: John 14:12-14

Dear Jesus, today as I stand up and preach your word (I hope) I pray for those who desperately need to hear a fresh word.  If we are honest, too often we hear about You, religion, faith, hope, and grace so much that we become numb to it.  Draw close to those you need you [...]

Something about itinerant ministry makes it difficult to be a part of a community.  Everywhere I go I will be the new guy.  Sometimes, this is good because I can say “I didn’t know.” but it can be bad because it means “I don’t know.”  I want to know people and say hi and yet having just [...]

I have been unpacking my office for the last few days.  One of the things I began thinking about is what I want to have on my desk.  It appears to me that what goes on my desk matters.  And so what you see is not a staged picture but is what my desk looks [...]

Only in churches do we get a second 1st sermon.  After missing last week for my grandfather’s funeral.  In some ways this felt like my first sermon all over again.  You can listen to it on the bottom of here or download on iTunes.
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 Exodus 12:38