January 3

Genesis 6-7 By the tenth generation of mankind, the evil found in men had become too much.  Enter the story of Noah.  Noah is the one man noted in the Bible as still walking with God in his time.  Although God didn’t like the way the world had become, He still...

January 2

Genesis 3-5 Do you ever have one of those days that feels like a direct result of the fall of man?  It might start with something small, but issues elevate and consequences follow.  The serpent lied to Eve, she disobeyed and pulled her husband into the same sin.  Adam...

January 1

Genesis 1-2 I love that God’s word is living.  I’ve heard the creation story over and over but God has a way a speaking something new through those same words.  Each day, God reflected on His work and the day.  He took a moment to review His day and see...

it’s usually a day of…

empty promisses. You know what I’m talking about. Year after year we make new years resolutions (often times the same one every year), and more often than not, we fail. We utter lines like “This year will be different,” and “I’m really...

Primal

As you can tell by my blog calendar, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.  Working full-time at a church during one of the two biggest holidays we celebrate can take up a lot of time.  When not working, I was partaking in activities that do not...

a different kind of rest

Have you ever worked LONG hours a few days in a row.  That’s been this week so far for me.  When I was in the middle 0f the stretch, there was a huge goal ahead of me, keeping me going at a steady pace.  Now that the goal is near completion, the need for rest...

j.town

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.  Sorry about that.  With my dad’s health issues and Christmas preparations starting around church, blogging was the easiest thing to let go of to allow more space in my life.  Everyone needs some margin...

focus

I don’t know about you, but when I know I have meetings about specific topics, it’s really easy for me to focus going into those meetings.  This morning, I had 2 meetings about Christmas preparations at our church.  One was about the design of our kidz...

monitoring the twittersphere

Twitter is just a fad (just like the internet).  What a joke.  Twitter has become a part of life for many people.  It is not a means to deep relationships, but it is a great supplement to existing relationships and great way to grow in your vocation by networking with...