It was January 2nd this year when Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field midway through the first quarter after tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins on a seemingly routine play. Maybe, like me, you watched it. Everything seemed to stop in the moment. We were wondering what happened. Information seemed to come so slowly. Did you watch it?  I was in Arizona at Angela’s parents’ ho...  Read More

Three years can seemingly go so fast. You get somewhere, begin to get the lay of the land, discover the people and the culture quirks. Early on you hopefully find a church and a community to be a part of. All the while, time is ticking. Days pass into weeks, weeks into months. A year pretty quickly passes by and you are into a routine, settled and… busy. And if you are like many in Las Vegas due t...  Read More

If you have been a part of Summit the last little while you have likely heard a number of things from us about our partner ministry Not Forgotten and the ministry happening in Iquitos, Peru. Here is another example of where God is at work! It has been 4 years since we have been able to get back to Iquitos and minister alongside those serving there. I am excited to say that it looks like God is ans...  Read More

God is at work.That is very true for us, but that doesn’t mean that it is easy. God is at work, but many times where He works there is hard and difficult things we need to look at and go through. Nevertheless, He is at work and that is good. One particular place that is hard and difficult for us as a church right now is with our pastoral staff. Me, the elders, and Jeremy Martin have agreed that Je...  Read More

Why don’t we pray more in our lives? I think the root is because we don’t believe it really helps.  That said, I think this is slowly changing all across our church as we grow as a praying church. We are learning to share more of our lives and ministry with the Lord and He is at work! Let me share with you three ways God is stirring in us as a church: One, sharing in our neediness for prayer:I saw...  Read More

How many times has an invitation failed to reach you? Whether it is a birthday celebration, a dinner, a Superbowl party or any number of meaningful or mundane events that we collectively plan, there have been numerous times when I have been left out. Times when others got an invitation but mine never showed up. Can you relate? It’s disappointing and can be discouraging.Invitations are meaningful w...  Read More