2 Corinthians 12:9 – 10, “‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”There has been a theme I have been brou...  Read More

                           Hello church!We are back home! We have had an impactful time away on sabbatical. Every time we have had a sabbatical and been able to get away for these times and stretches it has proven to be meaningful to us and the church. So we are incredibly grateful for having had this time. As God always knows, we had this at just the right time. (I will likely share more of our t...  Read More

What's your favorite part of Sunday morning at church?Is it the musical part of worship, where you lose yourself in a heavenly scene, praising God for Who He is?Is it the sermon, where you learn about a text you may not have ever spent much time in, and you see the timeless truth it holds and how that timeless truth applies to your current life events?Is it praying with your brothers and sisters, ...  Read More

Ministry is never easy, and there have certainly been some hard things in the church and in many of our personal lives over the last few months. But, because God is always breathing life and redemption into graves, I’ve enjoyed some sweet moments lately as a pastor over youth, and for this newsletter I want to share a high point with you.God’s Word is true food indeed. Man does not live by bread a...  Read More

I have just begun my sabbatical (June 20-July 31) but wanted to close out with this newsletter update and give a final picture of my time away. This is a follow up to my last newsletter where I began to answer various questions about this time away for me and Angela. As a reminder, every three years I am given a sabbatical in order to take time away from the daily responsibilities of ministry and ...  Read More

In a few weeks I will be away on a sabbatical (June 20-July 31) where I will get away for concentrated time to pray, read and reflect. Every three years I am gifted a time away for this and this year is that time again. But I know that as I go on sabbatical there may be numerous questions about “why now?”, “what will I do?”, and maybe even, “what is a sabbatical?”. I thought it may be helpful in t...  Read More