It’s that time of year when New Year’s resolutions are made. It’s also the time of year when those same resolutions are already being broken. One of the pastors at our church made this statement on Sunday. “What if your spouse or your pastor...
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Big Givers 2016
My family and I are excited to be a part of a wonderful event this holiday season. Help a family in need by sponsoring them, shopping for their Christmas gifts, and then delivering them to their home — all in the matter of one afternoon. Watch this video and visit...
A Few Thoughts about “Anti-Social” Media
If you’ve been on social media for more than five minutes, you know that it can be hotbed for lively discussion. Particularly in the last few weeks it seems that conversations have become more heated. More volatile. More opinionated. More political. More...
When It Just Doesn’t Go Your Way
Let’s face it. We’ve all had days where things didn’t go quite like we expected. We had a plan and that plan was in motion. Suddenly everything gets changed. I had a week like that recently. Things were moving along when suddenly the brakes got...
Flawed and Imperfect . . . but Beautiful
As summer was coming to an end, I realized that it was time for a short trip away before Charlene and the girls headed back to school. I kept postponing the planning but finally began searching for a close vacation spot that didn’t break the bank. After a few back and...
What Happens When You’re Finally Alone?
This week has been like any normal week. Today was like any other normal day — a day filled with meetings, projects, and emails. Until I got home. I walked into an empty, quiet house. Even the dog seemed to recognize that something was “off.” My wife left...
Better Together: A Reflection After a Week at Kids Camp
We just finished a week of New Life’s Kids Camp. It’s that week-long crazy madness with kids of all ages, all kinds of activities, and sleep deprivation. As a short-term former children’s pastor, I remember these weeks well. Weeks of planning finally...
Setting Priorities in the Midst of Chaos
Life is busy, and we’re all trying to juggle work, family, finances, etc. We hear a lot about setting goals, being productive, and prioritizing work. It can get really complicated. So yesterday I felt compelled to break it down and simplify the whole process. So here...
Ski Slopes, Snow Days, and Facing Fear
This week my family took a “snow day.” It wasn’t because the weather was bad, and we couldn’t get out the driveway. My niece was visiting from Indiana over her college spring break. So what does every midwesterner do when they visit Colorado in the winter? They go...

