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Brandon Alred, our student minsitry guru at Fry Rd, will be preaching his first sermon Sunday at Fry Rd.  I worked with him last week and he did a run through for several of us last week to practice.  I’m pumped about the word he has to bring this week from Romans 12:1-2. Ponder this…Paul [...]


Prayer Focus

25Jun09

I had the honor of taking part in a 40-day prayer moment amongst young clergy in the Methodist Church.  My prayer was featured today, so I thought I’d share it.  Pray with us by clicking here. ———– June 25, 2009 Lord of all creation, You hold all things in your hands. We acknowledge that in [...]


I am loving the new emerging ways of church planting that I see happening….the old models are dying and I’m not sure that the new models can be categorized as church plants… if you have 10 minutes then you should check this out. In my context, I can’t help but ask myself “What are the choices [...]


Lessons learned from sandhill cranes… “These large birds, who fly great distances across continents, have three remarkable qualities.  First, they rotate leadership.  No one bird stays in front all the time.  Second, they choose leaders who can handle the turbulence.  And then, all during the time one bird is leading, the rest are honking their [...]


I have been participating in an interesting conversation with United Methodist clergy under the age of 35 this week.  There are many challenging issues facing our denomination in light of the declining number of young clergy.  This group was assembled to chat about the ways the UMC can create a better culture for young clergy [...]


I follow Christ because I think it is the greatest thing that I could do with my life.  Seriously, if the story of Jesus is actually true, it means that, God, the creator of a universe so vast that we can’t even begin to fully realize it, came to earth to offer us a shot [...]


Re-blogging

26Feb09

I am picking the blog back up again.  Twitter and Facebook have become my social tools/drugs of choice lately, so no promises on how regular the blog will be, but I do think I will post periodically.  Thanks for staying tuned.


Christmas is my favorite time of the year for several reasons, but it is certainly the perfect time for a good movie. I thought it would be fun to find out what your favorite Christmas movie is. Merry Christmas Everyone!


Yes, yes. I know, I know. I haven’t been blogging as much recently. To be honest, I am in a season of re-evaluating and re-prioritizing when it comes to how I spend time and energy. I have to admit that my time management skills have been lacking. This is one of the areas that I [...]




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