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This is God’s gift to me

Esther and I went to our favorite beach (Corona Del Mar) for our day off yesterday, and then on the way home stopped by to see my grandmother since she lives so close by. We...

May 17, 20112 Comments

What is God’s Will?

A while back I was pondering a ministry decision and found myself going back and forth, weighing all the various human and political factors – how will that student respond to decision A? How will...

April 29, 20114 Comments

When its not fun, check your motives

Something I’m learning lately is that when ministry ceases to be fun, we should check our motives. Sometimes ministry isn’t fun because we live in a fallen world, or because we are facing extraordinary challenges, or...

January 25, 20111 Comment

Righteousness, Strength, and Joy

I heard someone summarize the gospel recently with three short statements: “Jesus is all my righteousness. Jesus is all my strength. Jesus is all my joy.” I found it so helpful this afternoon to reflect...

January 2, 2011No Comments

Staying Fresh amidst Busyness

“Lord, its only 2:00 in the afternoon – why am I so tired?” I confess I’ve had that thought very often during busier seasons of life, such as the end of seminary, my internship in...

December 9, 20103 Comments

Incompleteness and Trust

Not being as busy for a season this past spring and summer was very spiritually fruitful for me. God taught me things I could have learned in no other way. There is something about waiting,...

October 29, 20102 Comments

Battling the Glory of God

Last night at our Wednesday night gathering I illustrated a point by reading Bob Kauflin’s testimony on pp. 22-25 of his helpful book Worship Matters. Its a story I have been reflecting on for several...

October 21, 20102 Comments

Finding Freedom in the Gospel

Had a great morning with students yesterday doing cleaning and trimming work at a nearby park, then playing Octaball (which is an amazing game we play, sort of like dodgeball but in a giant Octagon),...

October 17, 2010No Comments

Strength in Surrender

Things going great here in Sierra Madre. The first week has been a blur. I’ve met lots of wonderful people and gotten pretty immersed in what my life will be like here. We feel so...

October 9, 20104 Comments