Flashback Foto

My sister scanned in some old photos and I stole them off of her private blog.

I am the one sitting on the lap of my dad. What a dork! I still remember that shirt.
And what's up with the bandanna sis?

Excellence in the Church

Churches that adopt and put into action the core value of 'Excellence' most often see growth. Yet, I have seen a tension among church staff to produce a bigger and better service each week. Slowly they become overwhelmed and begin to burn out. Often they leave ministry, …

Renovo Art...

...is a blog and ministry of Renovo Church to be active in creating, producing and restoring arts in Mansfield. Renovo believes that art is at the heart of cultural renewal and transformation in the city.


[check it out sometime]

We desire to be a …

Ready for the Play-Offs!

Uncle Joel!

End of the 3rd

Selah Eats a Bitter Biscut

Guitar Hero... no Really!

Check out this 8 year old boy ripping the face off several of the hardest guitar licks ever like they were Mortal Kombat characters!


I've been playing guitar for 8 years now and this kid had more skill when he was in diapers than I ever will.

iMusic for Worship

Imagine entering a church to see a singer or two with a single musician who uses a iPhone and a delay pedal plugged into the sound system to create a wall of sounds; loops, samples, beats, melodies, pads, etc. all from a Cellphone! Sounds crazy?

But check this out...

It …

a ray of light in the dark

It's been a really hard and dark week in my family's life. Keep me and my family in your prayers.

A little ray of light that is shining through is the importance of family, faith, and a church that cares.

Obessed with Happiness

When did we trade fulfillment for happiness?

When did we trade reality for fantasy?

When did we start thinking that reality could never be as fulfilling as fantasy?

When did we replace our emotions for our identity?

When did we trade our pains for a fickle front?

When did we …

ATS is that You?

Does anyone remember All Together Separate, the band? Watch the video below...


Is that the lead singer of All Together Separate. It sounds like him, it looks like him, so is it him? I'm curious! Help me out blogging world!

I realized...

... that many of you don't know who ATS [All Together Separate] is. They were the best Christian band at the Turn of the century, but no body gave them any credit.

Embedded in this post is one of my favorite songs called Paradigm wrote and performed by ATS.

Lyrics:

Selah and Sondra...

Love Song, Worship Songs?

Having started my ministry as a Worship Leader I often wrestled and had to rethink what it meant to sing love songs to Jesus that are of a romantic nature. I hold Jesus in the highest place in my heart, soul and mind, but I wouldn't say we are romantic. I would say I …

How not to use scripture...

The Story is the Focus

I was reading this really good post over on Seth Godin's Blog.

It talks about the business world and how their is a tendency to focus on the work and not the story. The story is who you are and why you do what you do. Not the day to day operations. The post concludes …

Selah at Random

I love this little soul entrusted to me!

A bit stressed out...

I'm a little stressed. Why? I'm preaching on Sunday and I have everyone, 1st grade through adults, to teach to. It's cool, but very difficult to speak to a 1st grader and someone in their 70s at the same time while keeping their attention.

And for some reason I …

Napkin Theology

I 've just started using SketchCast. It's pretty sweet. Imagine it as a online WhiteBoard or Napkin.

I tend to be a wordy guy. Especially when I talk about theology. As I plant I'm trying to clean up my thoughts and make it as simple as possible. Most people are …