Church or a chance to see my kid!

Right around the third inning tonight at my sons baseball game the game was pretty much over. Every kids dream is to get a chance to contribute when it comes to sports. A chance to help the team. Although they were down 6 runs, my oldest son was called on to get the last out [...]

I really enjoyed leading worship

I really enjoyed leading worship this past Sunday. Every 6-8 weeks I get the opportunity to preach. I know I’ve shared that I’m very grateful and the HOS (Head of Staff) I serve with is a giver when it comes to sharing the pulpit between us three pastors. Although it was the day, half of [...]

Madagascar rOcKs sorta…

Just got back from the movies with the boys and another family from church. I had more fun hearing my three year old sing, “I Like to Move It.” Although CT gives it a “sorta” for a good family fun movie, Madagascar was worth seeing. I still think you should go see it. I will [...]

Reflections on being home…

After being at our friend Julie’s memorial service a couple of weeks ago I’ve had a few days to reflect and have read a few emails on reflections my friends have had about the service and being together to remember Julie’s life. Here are a few thoughts about that day…
As we pulled up to the [...]

Lessons learned…

I believe strongly that as a pastor there is a point when you have to model and imitate God’s grace to those who might not be as quick to do like wise. I’m totally learning the best thing to do is to be a giver of grace and to consider others better than myself as [...]

IPOD time!

I was reading an old friends sermon today she preached at her church a few weeks ago. In the sermon she writes reflecting on a mission trip she went on with her youth group, “I witnessed a glimpse of this hope, this prophetic faith last week.. Karl Barth was quoted as saying we should preach [...]

Belmar Presbyterian Church was near

Belmar Presbyterian Church was near the NJ Shore, a church I did some pulpit supply at…What we Californians call the beach!  

A Reality Check

(First Presbyterian Church, Tuckerton, NJ, a cool little church I got to preach at)
One of the best part-time jobs I had that got us through seminary was that there several small (I mean small, under 20 persons in attendance in sanctuaries that sat at least 400 people) Presbyterian churches in New Jersey who were always [...]

Some of my favorite…

Youth pastors and youth leaders as a kid were some of the strongest of evangelical women I had ever met. I remember Gail who was with me when I accepted the Lord at a Jr. high winter camp when I was in Jr. High school. She spent the first few months of my life as [...]

Full Circle

Reading a wonderful series off a pastor friends blog made me do some thinking about where I’ve come from in regards to now being a young pastor. When I was growing up in the church I had the chance to watch, listen, and to serve with several church leaders and pastors within the Presbyterian church. [...]