Just wanted to post a quick pic of the view I had last week on our camping trip. McKinney Falls State Park is a pretty cool place. We had 13 youth/adults with us for 4 days worth of camping. It was a great trip. Swimming, Hiking, …
Read More5 Life-Changing Experiences – Israel
February of 1996. I was 26 years old. I had been a youth minister for 8 years. Full-time for 4. The youth had all gotten together for my birthday and given me $$ to go skydiving (on my bucketlist of things to do). My Pastor, …
Read More5 Life-Changing Experiences – Peace
Philippians 4:7 says that the peace of God transcends all understanding. I don’t understand it either, but I’ve experienced it. First of all, you should know that the Hebrew/Jewish understanding of this word “Peace” ultimately comes from their understanding of the word “Shalom.” It was …
Read More5 Life-Changing Experiences – White Out
My first memory of God was truly dramatic! My family had been skiing in Colorado and were traveling through New Mexico on our way home to Corpus Christi, when a snow storm came upon us. A “white out” is the term used when there’s is …
Read MoreA Brother from another Mother
I have a new brother. Daniel Johnson has been volunteering with the youth ministry and went on our ski trip with us a few weeks ago. He is a teacher and coach by profession and so we have quite a bit in common in regards …
Read MoreCruising through School
No, I’m not trying to say that school is a breeze. It’s just that Miranda and I went on a cruise last week and I missed out on class. We had an incredible time. I guess when it comes to school, in some ways I …
Read MoreProject NOAH
Last week was great! Here are a few reasons why: 1. We were priviledged to have God use us to bring hope to hurricane victims. NOAH = New Orleans Area Hope 2. We met some new friends from Baton Rouge. 3. Our own Mardi Gras …
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