Archive for June, 2011

Inconvenient, Financially Risky, and Socially Questionable

Since announcing we’re resigning from a paying and stable ministry position for church planting, a non-salaried calling we’ve recived a couple of different reactions. I’ll classify them into a couple different categories: “Why would you do that?” “You’re stupid.” “That makes a lot of sense.” Jesus’ fist followers had to leave their well-paying jobs for [...]

The Tension Between Saddness & Serenity

Last Friday was one of the more difficult days of my life– we announced to our students that Evie and I are resigning from being youth pastors. It’s obviously very sad news, but at the same time we’re excited for the things to come. Evie and I are going to be starting a church in [...]

You Can’t Steal My Class

I woke up this morning to a void, specifically in my dashboard. My car stereo, iPod, and CD’s were stolen out of my car last night. This is the second thing that was stolen in-front of our house in the past 3 months (my in-law’s window was smashed in to grab a sleeping bag in [...]

“We are responsible to act like Jesus”

One of my students posted this on her blog, so I thought I’d pass it along to you, too. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. -1 Timothy 4: 12 gaaah I love [...]