I’d had a tough day at work: someone decided to use me as a verbal punching bag. I was feeling under-appreciated, violated, and insulted. The short drive home seemed hours long as those stinging words swirled around in my mind. I did not say a word as I entered the house, but my face said [...more...]
When Angel and I began the work of preparing to plant Thrive Church, we decided to make ourselves available to anyone who wanted to sit with us, one-on-one, to talk about Thrive, their experiences and expectations, and to answer any questions that might come up. Sometimes we talked over coffee at a local coffee shop, [...more...]
I was 14 years old and far from Christ when I entered foster care. I was forced to go to church by my foster parents and I resented it. I was cynical about Christians and despised the idea of having to endure their nauseating judgmental-ism and their putrid hypocrisy. I went as was demanded of [...more...]
When I was pursuing my pastoral ministry degree in Colorado Springs, I interviewed for a job as an Architectural Designer. The boss mentioned how he was so busy and hardly had time to get things done and needed someone to come in and take some of the load off of him. I told him that [...more...]
This is a guest post by Jason Stasyszen, a very supportive fellow blogger, and someone I consider a friend. He is a church planter in Alaska who has a very approachable personality. I love fellow church planters, so he occupies much of my prayer time. He authors the site “Connecting To Impact” – be sure [...more...]
