first.beatitude

so elevate pm.  my ninth graders holla back.  i’m finally putting up some more information as a reminder of the beatitudes.  we talked about them almost 3 sundays ago now.  so i hope you guys read them and PLEASE comment on here to let me know you did.  i would love to have discussion about [...]

pup.pup

i got a new dog. his name is hurley. no pics right now but soon to come.  he is a 5 month old pure-bred yellow labrador retriever.  he is awesome, yet still mischievous.  i have “dog-proofed” my room so that he can’t chew up anything.  he still finds a way to pull down my blinds and [...]

talk.risk

yesterday my heart got pumped as we sat in jon’s office biblically debating the scriptures we are going to use in this next series.  RISK.  that is the topic.  it just really got me pumping hearing out loud Christ’s commission for us to share His love and good news.  be ready for tonight and wednesday. [...]

pray.what?

this is a cool blog/devotional i get bi-weekly.  this one was on prayer.  thought it had some cool insight.  found here.
“Pray without ceasing.” I Thessalonians 5:17
The other day while in a coffee shop, I asked three teenagers what they prayed about.  Since I didn’t know them, I was not sure where they stood spiritually.  I [...]

be.real

“But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. [...]

lets.go

we are headed to HOTlanta this afternoon.  i am super stoked.  ready for some hang out time with my boys and some awesome gals.  six flags.  hawks game.  feeding some homeless.  going to be awesome!

it.windy

so i have a confession to make.  30 books in 90 days failed.  well march isnt over but there is no way i can read 20 more books in 30 days.  BUT i have read some good ones already.  i will post about my current reads soon.  just getting into Rob Bell’s Jesus Wants To [...]