Away for the Weekend

I was gone this weekend at a wedding at the youth program went on without me. My absence from a weekend is a test as to whether or not Upward…

Calming Down

We are almost to our third weekend of programming and believe it or not things appear to be calming down. I’m in Rochester for a wedding this...

My Desires vs. His Desires

Last week I started attending this men’s small group called Iron men which is being held at Grace Fellowship Church right down the road from us....

Rainy Day Run

It’s about one month away from the half marathon and we were supposed to do our 11 mile run, but with the rain, and doing it after work the run…

7 Years to Remember

I’m sure a lot of people are blogging about today, and I’m sure it’s on a lot of people’s minds. I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since 9/11/01. I…

All About The Weekend

Yesterday some of the staff gathered to talk about how to best clarify our message, mission and vision to the entire church. After this past weekend...

Job Well Done

Welcome weekend was a blast. We had over 3000 people at Nativity, the programs were a success; the numbers were good (68 at Ascent, 35 at...

Anxiety Turns to Excitement

The list of things I need to do by tomorrow has shortened drastically. All I need now is the following: peppermint sticks3 happy meals (which I’ll...

Night Before the Madness

Right now I’m doing last minute things to prepare for the weekend. To help myself I’ve made a list of things that need to get done, but what I lok…

A New Job Description

I met with a minister (also a good friend) to talk about a ministry position that I’ve been contemplating for a while. When it comes to ministry job...

Need Sleep Not Getting Sleep

Why oh why did both political conventions have to follow two weeks of Olympic madness! I’m supposed to be resting up, gaining energy and instead I...

Into the Wild Movie Review

My in-laws are in town and we had a relaxing night on Friday. We rented the movie Into The Wild, directed by Sean Penn, which had a great cast (Emile…