This time of year is beloved by many because of the budding trees, blossoming flowers, changing weather, and college basketball...

This past week, our church ordained four new deacons , and the occasion was especially meaningful for me. Since arriving in 2018, I’ve...

The school year is rapidly coming to an end with many high school graduations just a few weeks away. As summer approaches, a million...

Have you ever been going through life wondering if what you are doing is worth it? Ever wondered if anyone really cared? Is anything...

Years ago, I came across a blog post on studentministry.org titled “ 100 blog topics I hope YOU write. ” Surprisingly, to me, the 100th...

Several weeks ago, our Upward Sports Flag Football and Cheer Ministry participated in our local high school's Homecoming parade. This has...

Recently, one of our high school students mentioned that he wanted to talk to me about being baptized again. He had been baptized at an...

When I was playing football in college , our coach divided our practices into segments. Many college, professional, and even high school...

How do you feel about group work ? You remember, in high school or college (or maybe some other setting), you were assigned to work with...

Last week, in honor of Memorial Day, I wrote about the concept of living out our convictions not just talking about them. That got me...

Tomorrow would have been my dad’s 64th birthday. However, in 2015 he went home to be with the Lord. In honor of his would-be birthday,...

This is part eight, the final blog post, of my Panama reflection series . A little over five months ago, I was in Panama on a mission...

Recently, the conversation of perfection came up with the students of my church. We were discussing the perception of the church as a...