Sticking to the Plan

Second day of taking the light rail and it was pretty fun…it’s nice when the weather is what it is. Of course my commute is slightly longer (driving...

Cynthia Was Good To Me

Today I’m taking Cynthia home. The mechanic called and said that it was best to donate her than sell her parts because to a junk yard she isn’t worth...

Misjudged Value

Last night during Resurrection our 7th/8th grade program we looked at budgeting with the teens. It was a really interesting experience because for...

Ascent

Generation Change Week 2

I feel as if I’m bribing the 5th/6th grade students to come to Ascent because this week and last week because I just gave out cash. No reason (at...

I Worry But I Don’t Care

My car situation is still pending…I didn’t see oil leak yesterday after talking with several people, but this morning the liquid appeared underneath...

How Not To Be A Dipstick

I took my car in for an oil change, at one of those 15 minute places this morning because my oil light was doing something funky and my dipstick said…

Efficient Message Usage in Ascent

The fun thing about Ascent (5th/6th grade programming) this series is that I get to take a look back at some of the old messages we’ve done on money,...

Generation Change Week 1

This past weekend was week 1 of Generation Change our new student series on Stewardship. It’s a five week series; however, for the first four weeks...

I Got Business Cards

I got business cards in the mail this weekend, now I just have to figure out what I’m going to do with them. I ordered them…they were free…but I got…

Where the Wild Things Are

Saw Where the Wild Things Are last night, liked it, thought it did the book justice…not sure how many people agree with me. I liked seeing the...

Extending the Message

I went to a Purpose Driven Youth Ministry luncheon yesterday at my buddy Jason Harris’ church in Severn. Basically what these luncheons entail is...

Recovering From the Marathon

I ran for 4 miles this morning at a 7:20/mile and I feel pretty good. Since the marathon I’ve hit up a total of about 10 miles, stiffness is gone,…