Live.Awake

It’s the day after Father’s day. I came across this short message from John Piper some time ago and saved it for today because it really challenged me as a father.
The world we live in is constantly telling our kids that they should have whatever they want. Not only that, but they should [...]

Love is a battle field. Full of challenges. But marriage is the best thing in the world. It may be hard work, but it’s FUN work too. Learning to laugh at and with each other is essential.
Since I’m about to be a pastor, I’m sure I’ll be doing lots of marriage [...]

I preached at KCC again yesterday and thought I would give you the highlights and add a few additional thoughts as well.
One of my favorite characters in the Bible is Jacob. He was so terribly flawed and yet he managed to live his life in a way that produced a legacy that lasted far [...]

I came across this video a while back and initially hesitated to show it here, recognizing that perhaps the point would be lost on some because they would be too busy sending me hate mail because they saw a child holding a lit cigarette. It was apparently banned in the US for being a [...]

We had a great Memorial Day weekend. We packed the kids up and went out to the lake for the day on Sunday. Despite the fact that I have a great dislike for beaches (the sand gets in places where sand doesn’t belong), muddy water, and oversized rednecks in ill-fitting bikinis I had [...]