"All human beings are counselors, whether wise, foolish, or mixed. All Christians are meant to become wiser counselors." – David PowlisonDavid expanded on that idea by pointing out that even if our advice is messy or flawed, we are still constantly counseling the people around us by how we listen, react, and speak into their lives. He challenged readers that even if you are shy, aggressive, or com...  Read More

We are coming to the end of a school year and therefore also coming to the end of a Small Group semester. As the semester finishes I find myself so grateful for all the people who were involved in a small group. We had over 150 people that regularly attended groups!Consider all the various topics that were engaged in over the semester:·         Prayer ·         Anxiety ·         Sexual integrity ·...  Read More

We live in the greatest of times these days – they are like none other in history. Thankfully, in days now far gone we used to have to well… wait. I remember being a young child and putting a Hungry Man TV dinner in the oven and… waiting before I could eat it. We used to have to rewind our VHS tapes before returning our movies to Blockbuster – what an inconvenience! I recall writing to Angela whil...  Read More

Church, I am pleased to report that we as an elder team have established two new roles that we have needed as a church for greater care and service to the church body: Deacon of Facilities, and Deacon/Deaconess of Care.[Below you can see the full descriptions of each role.] Deacon of Facilities:Having our own building now, it comes with the need for greater attention and someone to organize a team...  Read More

I think I am officially “old”. I know, age is relative, but it hit me the other day when I was talking to a friend about when Angela and I moved back from New Zealand in 1997 and he responded, “I wasn’t even born yet”! Well, that stung. It reminded me that I am a child of the late 70’s and 80’s. I grew up in Southern California and loved my church friends and much of the freedom I had (although to...  Read More

Someone recently asked me what my typical week looks like. The question got me thinking about a number of times that I have gotten that question, often it’s something like, “What do you do the rest of the week besides Sunday?” Sometimes it has the idea of, “Since Sunday is your day of work, what do you do with the rest of the time?” I chuckle at that. But I do realize that my week (and Pastor Jere...  Read More