Have you ever heard something in the middle of the night and you lied in bed frozen. You held your breath, hoping that you wouldn’t hear anything. And then there was that sound again.   That sound could be an unknown creak downstairs, a whimper of a sleeping baby, a whine of a new puppy, a…

Over the past 15 months, I have spent 6 months working and 9 months unemployed. I have been a student pastor for nearly 20 years and I can honestly say I have learned as much in the 9 months of unemployment about effective student ministry than I did in the 19 years of being hired…

I remember the day that we gave our first daughter “solid” food. By solid, I mean a jar of pureed vegetables that we would never dream of eating ourselves. We got the camera and video camera ready, made sure the lighting was just right, dressed her in a really cute outfit and put on a…

The middle school through young adult age group, also known as the millennials, are not connecting to a local church and many of them are distancing themselves from church, God, and an active pursuit of spirituality.  Recent surveys estimate that 20 percent of millennials attend church on a regular basis and at least 1/3 classify…

Our family has had a rough couple of years.  We have had some major transitions — moving across the country, making new friends, living in three different homes, attending three different schools, losing 2 home churches — and through all of them we have realized that you need to enjoy the moment you are in.…