The Payoff?

Tonight we close out this stewardship series with the high school students. I’m glad it’s over because we get to go back to live messages instead of...

Metro Ministry

I went to the David Crowder Band concert in DC last night. Kate had gotten me tickets for my birthday, and it was a real treat. To get there we…

Generation Change Week 4

It’s interesting to see how serious we can be about our money. This past weekend in Resurrection and Uprising we did an exercise where the students...

Catalyst 09 Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel

Went to Catalyst One Day in Columbia, MD…it was challenging, uplifting and motivating. Below are the notes I took, they are pretty raw but do with...

Investment in Freedom

I went to the bank this past Friday to bring in all the change I had rolled up. It was pretty funny because I had a black plastic bag filled…

Not Afraid To Say, “No”

This morning in my bible study we talked about Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else guard your heart for it’s the wellspring of life.” and the question,...

Good Young Steward

Two weeks ago in Ascent our 5th/6th grade program I handed out $10 to a 5th grade boy and told him that the money was for him, he could do…

Every Little Penny

Sometimes money just pops up and falls into your lap, other times you have to find it. Yesterday as I took the light rail to work I put in my…

Generation Change Week 3

I was talking with one of the small group leaders last night after Resurrection. I asked how his group was in regards to understanding the material...

Cash in the Tank

Went on a road trip with my wife up to Rochester to visit some friends. One of the things we have been doing this month is living off cash and…

Thanks A Lot, Now I Have to Change!

As I was closing up tonight I ran into two seniors just hanging in the parking lot, asked them if they were okay and had rides, which they did. So…

27 Big Investments

The Yankees won the World Series last night, which makes me happy but I’m not here to brag, but tell you all that I learned over the last 9 years…