I lost my glasses in the ocean yesterday.Not misplaced… not somewhere in a bag… I mean gone. Resting on the bottom of the ocean floor.I was so excited to jump in with a snorkeling mask that I complete...  Read More

Last night someone said something simple, but it stuck with me in a way I didn’t expect.I was talking with another Dad about our kids. We are both here helping chaperone our kids senior spring break t...  Read More

For most people, St. Patrick’s Day is about parades, green beer, and ridiculous stories about driving snakes out of Ireland.But there is a truth buried under the shamrocks and silly hats that is far m...  Read More

Ash Wednesday, Lent, and a Pastor Who Never Grew Up With Any of It...Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent in 2026.I’ll be real with you... I didn’t grow up knowing anything about this. No Ash Wed...  Read More

When I was a kid, freedom felt normal.We rode bikes all over town. We disappeared into neighborhoods for hours. Nobody tracked us. Nobody texted to check in every fifteen minutes. There were no locati...  Read More

Maybe years down the road, they will remember that person who was still kind when they never had to be.And maybe that memory will nudge them toward a God who gave a grace He never had to give.We under...  Read More

Hey friend, do you know what God calls an angry prayer?I just want to sit with you for a minute and be really honest. We don’t talk straight enough about what prayer actually looks like when life comp...  Read More

Jesus loves the little children,all the children of the world.Red and yellow, black and white,they are precious in His sight.Jesus loves the little children of the world.I don’t care who you are, wher...  Read More

The Prison We Build...We breathe in emotional volatility before we even open our eyes. Most of us don’t realize how deeply this atmosphere is reshaping our souls.The digital world doesn't want your pe...  Read More

MY SIDE IS UPAs a pastor, there are moments that wear on your soul.Something happens in our culture, in our politics, in our world, and suddenly everyone wants to know what side you’re on.I hear it fr...  Read More

My letter to the Church... (brothers and sisters in Christ)A woman lost her life. That alone deserves our grief, our prayers, and our reverence. Before opinions, before posts, before sides, there is a...  Read More

Many of us are waiting for a burning bush. We want God to be unmistakably clear, to interrupt our ordinary lives with something dramatic that tells us exactly where to go and what to do next. We ask q...  Read More