A few years ago I took a break from full time ministry. During that time, I worked on my dad’s farm and served part time at a church. This week I have been reflecting on one of the conversations I had with my dad toward the end of my time …
wes Build Your Own Student Leadership Trip
Here’s a post from May 2017 about our Student Leadership Trip. I’ve been prepping our 2018 trip for the past week and thought this was a good summary of what we do. As I mentioned on Tuesday, I was on a Student Leadership Trip earlier this week. It was a …
Let Go
I took last Wednesday off to go on a trip with my oldest daughter and her class. In doing so, I asked one of the adults who helps on Wednesday to take over our weekly program. I will miss a Wednesday night generally about one to two times per year, …
Lessons from the Farm: Watch the Locks
We are continuing our Lessons from the Farm series today. Go here to read the posts so far from this year and last year. One of the things I treasure the most about growing up with my dad as a farmer was the time we got to spend together. I …
3 Ways to Make the Most of Mistakes
Yesterday, as I was talking to my Pastor, I realized I had been making the wrong announcement this past month. Well, maybe not the wrong announcement, but taking the wrong approach. We have a community outreach opportunity this weekend, and one of the key elements for pulling it off is having …