How Should A Christian Handle Trauma
I know this is a longer post because this is something dear to my heart; hopefully, you can learn something from this. There is a reason why the Bible instructs Christians to "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let...
How Pastors Struggle With Mental Health
Intro: For me, it started with a simple message in Facebook messenger. Someone I barely knew was reaching out to me and asked if we could have lunch and if I could help them learn more about our town. Of course, I knew this was not why he wanted to meet. I will never...
Disturbing Trends In Church Growth
Pastor Resume For Ministry Jobs
How Would Jesus Respond to the Tornado in Washington Illinois
I have debated on whether to right this or not as I know that some will take it and twist what I am about to say into something that it is not. However, right now I need some quiet from all of the noise and to do this often times I find the best outlet is writing....
Bad Days Better – Bad Days Better
You have made my day Even in stormy weather I’m dancing in all the rain Cause you make bad days… Great is the way When you come to mind I am smiling ear to ear Sweet thoughts of you I’m always in the mood To twirl around with you While it’s raining Even if it’s a...
One Crazy Ride. Tornados and PICUs
One of my good friends used to tell me that if he did not know me he would think I made up all of my stories. If you know me then you know I have gone through many different experiences in life. Some of which have greatly tested my faith and others that are...
Getting Your Own Logo through Zillion Designs
I wanted to take a few minutes a blog something that is just a little different from my normal time. If you have been following my blog you know that I have recently become the pastor at First Baptist Washington in Washington Illinois. As with any position I quickly...
Is Pastor Appreciation a Biblical Thought? – Bad Days Better
I have debated on whether or not to that the time to write this. Partially because being a pastor in a smaller church it seems like you are trying to promote yourself or somehow trying to force people to appreciate you as a pastor. However, let me say that right up...
Give Christ Life Service Not Lip Service
I love spending time with other people. I not only like to go to other people’s homes but I love it when people come to my house and just hang out. There is something about breaking bread together that just excites me. You know, as I look though the gospels I can’t...


