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  • Values – In Family

    Values – In Family

    My wife and I have this discussion about once a week. No, it’s not about finances. Hold on, I’ll come back to it.

    I used to be really messy.

    When I was a teenager my room would be a mess. Clothes all over there floor, bed not made, you get the idea. Standard Teenager. Then I got into college, and

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  • Everyone is a Theologian

    Everyone is a Theologian

    Did you know you’re a theologian? I did. So am I.

    That’s not as special and rare as it sounds. The reality is that everyone is a theologian. Everyone has a belief about God. (more…)

  • Values – In Church

    Values – In Church

    Every week, I lead a small group of teenagers at a bible study. Every week I start with the same questions. Keep that in mind, we’ll come back.

    Years ago

    I was a part of a small group of college students. From that small group, a church grew up. One of the first things we did was talk about what we wanted to see out of this group and then search through (more…)

  • Ending Throwback Thursdays

    Ending Throwback Thursdays

    That’s right. I’m closing the door on Throwback Thursdays for now. No, I’ll still write on Thursdays. I’m just changing the scope of writing to line up with the rest of this site. I’ll probably (more…)

  • If God is a hacker, He likes to upgrade

    If God is a hacker, He likes to upgrade

    I have a friend, John. John does some really cool things, he’s super smart, and he’s been very helpful in terms of thinking through technology. He wrote a book that you should read. I’m telling you this, because historically I haven’t thought about technology as broad as I do now. What I mean is that, by John’s definition, anything that was created by cultivating something else is defined as technology. This draws a point about grace when you think through the biblical narrative in Genesis. (more…)

  • Life Without Cell Phones

    Life Without Cell Phones

    Ah yes, life before cell phones. I remember that time.

    My Freshman year of college I drove several hours to visit a friend and had to call them from a pay phone to get directions to their house. (more…)

  • Who will you cheat?

    Who will you cheat?

    Andy Stanley has said “You’re going to cheat someone. The question is who?”  In fact, he wrote a book on it. You may, or may not, have noticed that the blog has been dead for about a week. There’s a reason. Last week we had a difficult family situation and (more…)

  • 10X

    10X

    What are you doing at 10X? I’ll explain.

    A long time ago, I liked knowing everything. I liked being the go to guy. I’d always try to learn as much as I could about anything, so that I could be the guy with all the answers. I still like learning, but for very different reasons now. (more…)

  • How’s your first impression?

    How’s your first impression?

    I skipped church this past Sunday. As a staff member, this isn’t normal for me. I was giving my wife a weekend off and took my kids to their grandparents house. On Sunday morning, over breakfast, I had a conversation with my mom and dad about greeting on Sundays (They have been in ministry for over 30 years). (more…)

  • Kriss Kross Makes You Jump Jump

    Kriss Kross Makes You Jump Jump

    Oh yes,  that’s right. Kriss Kross. They made you want to Jump Jump. I know you wore your overalls backwards ’cause you wanted to be just like them. Then you figured out how unwise that was the first time you need to go to the bathroom. (more…)