Category: From the Archives

  • What the American Church Can Learn From Donald Trump.

    What the American Church Can Learn From Donald Trump.

    This political season has been the most unconventional, surprising, and unpredictable that we have experienced in the modern era. Donald Trump has been the source of the established politicians disbelief as he has broken all of the “political” rules but yet is leading the race to be the Republican candidate for president. Media professionals, life…

  • Remember the Dream

    Remember the Dream

    Growing up I had some amazing dreams about being an astronaut, hitting the game winning, buzzer beating, shot at the NCAA championship game, being president, and having all of the best super powers (Superman still beats Batman). I use to go to bed excited because I couldn’t wait to dream, because at that point in…

  • What’s Next?

    What’s Next?

    Have you ever been involved in something that consumed your life for weeks or months or maybe even years? I remember every basketball season, I would be consumed by practice, film, stats, and games. Everything I did or thought of revolved around basketball and then it never failed that sometime in late February or early…

  • Fear of Light

    Fear of Light

    Have you ever heard something in the middle of the night and you lied in bed frozen. You held your breath, hoping that you wouldn’t hear anything. And then there was that sound again.   That sound could be an unknown creak downstairs, a whimper of a sleeping baby, a whine of a new puppy, a…

  • Life On the Other Side

    Life On the Other Side

    Over the past 15 months, I have spent 6 months working and 9 months unemployed. I have been a student pastor for nearly 20 years and I can honestly say I have learned as much in the 9 months of unemployment about effective student ministry than I did in the 19 years of being hired…