“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” This weekend two people I call friends were married. This weekend one person I called friend passed away. It was the best of times and it was the worst of times. While driving to Ocean City, MD this weekend to officiate the wedding…
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Aloha
Week one in MN and what can I say? A chapter has closed and a new one has begun. While we have officially said goodbye to our life in Orlando, we are simultaneously saying hello to our new life here in Maple Grove, MN. So how so you say both hello and goodbye? My friends…
Day One
Today was Day One ok…it was “technically” Day 3, if you count this week’s days in the office. None-the-less, today was the first Sunday for me at Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church. Overall, I think things went as planned. I’ve been working with Matt on today’s service over the last couple of weeks and he…
“How’s your church doing?”
When I hear this question, I know what’s being asked. How many people showed up on Sunday? What is the giving like? What percentage of your congregation is serving at the church? What kind of “Big Days” did you pull off? As of recently, I’ve been wanting to answer that question like this: “Well, the…
Missional huh?
Today I got my copy of Reggie McNeal’s Missional Renaissance: Changing the scorecard for the church. To be honest, I don’t really know with this book is about. As a new member of the staff at Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church I know that this was a book that I was encouraged to read, since…
Set Up for Jealousy
I’ll admit. This guy stirs all kind of musical lust jealousy inside of me. And any guy who has played guitar for Steve Perry is cool with me! What even proked this post? This video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B300gQkgDS0] Then I bought this album. “Dear Lord…make me a guitar player please! Amen.“
The Road to MGEFC: Part 1
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Who is more insane?
The people who invented the blow up kiddie pool? or The dad who spends 30 minutes blowing it up with his own breath? Doesn’t matter. Everyone wins.
When it Hurts to Grow Up
Yesterday I officially became a family man. While it’s not as cool The Griswold’s station wagon, it does have a luggage roof rack! Yes… We bought a minivan. After the birth of our second child, it became very apparent to us that sooner or later we were going to need more than a Mazda Protege…
“Daddy! Scared…da birds!”
Recently my oldest son, Brennan (2 yrs), has occasionally been coming out of his room at nap time or bedtime saying, “Daddy! Scared…berry scared!” I look up to the top of the stairs, where he’ll inevitably be standing, and I can see him trembling with lips pouting. Like any concerned parent, I make my way…