thoughts about faith, love and life from a wandering heart
It was almost a year ago when I made a wild claim that I would be writing more in 2025, and here I find myself in December sitting down to write for the first time since. Better late than never, as they say. We've entered week two of Advent, and I'm still on week one.... Continue Reading →
Summer is quickly approaching and one of my favorite things about being a youth pastor is that I still get to attend camp every year! Admittedly, camp is a different experience leading a group of teenagers than it is being a teenager, but it's still a highlight for me even as an adult. There's just... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a conference with a group of middle school students from my church. Nothing builds your character quite like being surrounded by squirrely middle schoolers excited about a weekend away from their parents. The thrill of knowing you could get pegged in the head with a... Continue Reading →
When I was in elementary school, I used to checkout every book I could find in the library about dogs. I knew so much about different breeds of dogs, their temperaments, their care needs, even their 'ideal' climate to live in. To say I was a dog nerd would have been a complete understatement. Not... Continue Reading →
When I was 18 years old, I attended an event at Manhattan Christian College called Timothy Days. At this event, you go through an interview process to try to prove that you're worthy of a pretty large scholarship. In preparation for the interview, I was told, by a current student, to have a Bible verse picked... Continue Reading →
It's a new year my friends and we all know what that means, right? New year, new you. A fresh start, a clean slate, a new beginning, well, kind of. A new year does kind of give us some hope for a better year, right? Maybe some of you have some pretty big things you want... Continue Reading →
Recently, Riley and I celebrated one whole year of being married. Yay! It's pretty crazy for me to think that it has been the longest amount of time we have been together under a consistent title. We dated for seven months before we got engaged, and we were engaged for nine months before we got... Continue Reading →
His Redeeming Pursuit 