Last Post of 2008...

Goodbye 2008. You were a good, hard, funny, sad, and interesting year. Hello 2009. I am working on a few resolutions for New Years, but more than that, I need to have a God-inspired theme for the year. For me, that is for 2009 to be marked by…humility. Humility as a man, husband, parent, &...

2008 – Establish Me...

Each Year I ask God for direction, something to focus on, something He wants to accomplish in my life in that year. God gave me the word Establish for 2008.  I am amazed because it truly does describe my year. This is what I wrote about it… A Vision for 2008 – Establish MeIt wasn’t until...

Reflections on 2008...

This year has been a very different year than last year. 2007 had more of a personal emphasis. There where personal breakthroughs, personal growth and personal challenges. 2008 has had much more of a professional/Ministry emphasis. Ministry challenges, Leadership growth pains, Professional stretching...

Innovation...

Here is the heart of innovation. Find a creative, no/little cost solution to an existing problem and execute. If this can be found on an airplane using a barf bag, chances are it is also fully present where your life/church/organization resides. Innovation is seldom more but always different. Photo...

Freezing…Fog?...

Now that is one that I have never heard of before.

A Personal Faith Story...

This came from a friend, in my email box at the perfect time as always. I wanted to share this encouragement with you because if you are walking a faith journey the you can be encouraged by these words. Everything in our moving to Canada was God.  We had bought our tickets a year in advance because...

Peace in the Midst of Faith...

Often people make it hard for us to exercise faith. We all know people or have heard the stories where people have refused medical treatment because they were standing in faith and a life has been lost in the process.  Or the people who use faith to manipulate another human being.  You know...

Love and Faith...

As 1 Corinthians 13:13 says Faith, hope and love abide, they go together, they work in tandem but the greatest of these is love. Love is the foundation of it all. It’s the foundation of faith and hope. Faith and Hope cannot exist without love. What kind of love? Love for whom? Love for God? Love for...

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House Update...

Lori and I conditionally sold our home today…pending inspection. Everything will be final on or before January 6th, so there are still a few more days to wait. We are both thrilled and delighted in all that God has provided and taught us in this process. I believe in any step of faith there is...