February 2011
2 posts
June 2010
1 post
November 2009
4 posts
Thoughts on Discipleship
In my ministry here at Calvary Wesleyan Church we are about to have an extreme shift when it comes to how we do Student Ministry. We are about to scrap this concept of splitting middle and high school and bring them back together for a United group. Conveniently we are changing the name to United; we are uniting two groups, we are united in Christ, we will be united in worship, service, ...
Cut it down Madam
I am speaking on forgiveness this week at Fuel and Traffic and I ran across this quote. Thought it was something to consider…
In the book. Lee: The Last Years, Charles Bracelen Flood reports that after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee visited a Kentucky lady who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in front of her house. There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk had been...
My Best Friend...
My Best Friend
No, its not our anniversary but I just want to take a second and brag on my wife! Besides deciding to accept Jesus Christ as my Savior this is the best decision I have EVER made. The past year 16 months have been the best 16 months of my life! We have been able to do so much, see so much, and just enjoy each other’s company! It has been an incredible ride here in...
Last Night
Me and one of my friends Matt Beasley got into a long conversation. That along with the Scripture that God directed me to right before I talked to him and the book Forgotten God I read a few weeks ago rocked my world. It’s been a few weeks brewing but this is what i’m thinking. Turn in your Bible and get ready to underline/highlight this because it is imperative that we understand this...
July 2009
1 post
Re-Blogged from Perry...
10 Questions Church Leaders Should Ask Themselves
#1 – Am I loving “social networking” more than Jesus?
#2 – Am I loving my particular brand of theology more than Jesus?
#3 – Am I loving my particular worship style more than Jesus?
#4 – Am I loving my platform more than Jesus?
#5 – Am I loving attention more than Jesus?
#6 – Am I loving facilities more than Jesus?
#7 – Am I loving...
June 2009
6 posts
Thursday's
This summer is going to stinkin awesome! Most of the Thursday’s this summer we have stuff planned with the students. Later on today we are going to the beach and I am pumped about it. Other Thursdays will be things like going to the park and grilling out, a water park trip, going to the HUGE Arundel Mills Mall, and a bunch of other stuff! It is a time for me to get OUT OF THE OFFICE and...
My Script From My Last Message
By far one of the hardest messages I have EVER had to speak. I had to face this one before my students got it… BTW: The idea of this message came from reading the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan (EVERYONE should read this book). Hopefully this message inspires someone.
The message tonight is titled “Profile of the Lukewarm”. We are going to take a look at what it means to be lukewarm in...
Thoughts From Andy
I listened to a Leadership Podcast from Andy Stanley and I thought I would post some of my notes. Enjoy…
•When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near. •Success breeds complacency and complacency breeds failure. •Vision begins with a burden and a burden reflects a broken heart. •What breaks your heart? •Don’t let success or momentum overshadow vision. •People almost never...
He's Read the Book
Me and my Sr. Pastor were talking today and he said something that I thought was profound. It all started because I have just started to read Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and I am completely freaked out! If you have read the book, you know what I mean. Satan is whacked out! Anyways, my Pastor starts using a baseball analogy to describe Satan and i’m like OK this actually makes sense ...
The Cussing Pastor
This video REALLY caught my attention. What do you think?
Storage Units
As I was driving down the road today I had a thought. I promise I usually think while I am driving but today I had a “good” thought. It was in Harrington and it is something that I see most everyday. It was a storage place. Where millions of Americans store mostly crap that they dont need. And the thought hit me, I bet poverty in America could be ended by selling all the crap that is in...
May 2009
4 posts
Middle School
I twittered about this the other day but I thought it was blog worthy as well. On Tuesday I decided to head to Chipman Middle School to have lunch with some of my students. It is so funny to see the response that I get. I mean, it is basically a homecoming when I walk in the doors. The students run up to me, people are wanting to sit with me, and best of all they are giving me their ...
Phillipians
I’ve been reading through GEPC (Galatians Ephesians Philippians and Colossians) and it’s just reminded me of how much I love Scripture. The stories, the styles, the Truth, the spotlight affect it sometimes always has on your sins, and everything else. But today, as I was in Philippians, a couple of verses jumped out to me. I have read them before but they were so powerful today.
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In Your Face
This series was developed over a lot of discontent while looking at how many “Christians” talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. I’m sure you’ve never done it but you know someone who has, right? Anyways, this graphic was developed by one of my best friends [Lincoln Miller]. He’s pretty much a stud! I might even attempt to put one of my sermons up on this blog (everyone hold your...
A Sense of Arrogance
I’m going to try a new approach to this whole blog deal. I’m going to try short blurbs with the occasional dissertation on things that happen to be on my mind. I think this will be a more effective approach to give me more consistency. I got this idea from my brother. So with that said, here’s my first thought of this new approach.
I have thought about this topic many times before but...
March 2009
3 posts
Last Night
Last night I had the opportunity to go to a Philadelphia Flyers game. I didn’t really think much about it because they were free tickets and I am not really a hockey fan. Thanks to Keith Bilbrough who is the flippin’ man I got to go for FREE with him and his son, Luke (who is a stud Traffic student)! Wait, I bought a Coke Zero on the way home, so the whole trip cost me like $1.59. ...
Coming Up
For the past few weeks we have been in a series called “Why Wait?” We have talked in depth about the realities of premarital sex and the devastation it can cause. It has been intense. The title of the messages were: The Culture of Lies, How Far is Too Far?, Sex: From a Guys Perspective, Sex: From a Girls Perspective, and Do-Overs. We have seen students begin to set some boundaries and...
Need some help...
I have been doing some thinking and as some of you know that can be dangerous sometimes. I have been reading through the Old Testament and I have read some interesting things. It is not that I have never read them before but I am just seeing them in a different way and to be honest I have a TON of questions. So many times when I would ask in college or when I ask other staff people here ...
February 2009
2 posts
50
So this will be the coolest post you have ever read about the number 50. Before I waste anymore time I will jump right in. Wayyy back in October I started setting some goals. I had been reading some leadership stuff and it was like you will never get anywhere if you are not aiming for something, goals will help you work harder, etc etc etc. So I was like ok, I will set some goals, some...
What I've Been Doing
Ok, so January was the busiest but most productive month of ministry so far here at Calvary. We went through a series called New Years Revolution where we looked at what it would take to see a revolution started right here, right now. We talked about having the Hands, Feet, Mouth, and Mind of Christ. We camped out in Matthew for the month of January and took a look at Jesus’ life because ...
January 2009
6 posts
A Lesson Learned
Yesterday I talked about the opportunity that I have to coach an indoor soccer team. The other day we had our first game and we got beat pretty bad. 11-2 bad. Yeah, it was our first game and half of the players are from one school and the other half are from another. So that is the long story short when it comes to our game. I brought two things away from the game that apply to our...
My New Title
My new title is…coach. Yeah, it is a little weird. I know you are probably thinking what kind of team plays baseball during this part of the year. Well, that”s the even funnier part. It’s not a baseball team, its an indoor soccer team. Yes, I did play soccer for 3 years in high school. Anyways, I am so JACKED about this team and I will tell you why. About a month ago I was at an indoor...
Everybody's Doing It
It seems there has been a lot of hype lately about Lecrae. I know that a lot of people have been listening to him for a while but I have hopped on the bandwagon here recently. Honestly, the hype is legit. He is one of the best rappers I have ever heard, Christian or Not. The dude is unbelievable, he speaks more Truth in a four minute song than most pastors are able to speak in their ...
Completed
I am pretty excited because me and Rodney (my right hand man when it comes to construction) have completed the stage in the youth room. I am super pumped about it because it adds so much to the room. Early next week I will be posting pictures! I hope everybody has an awesome Saturday!!
Perspective...
Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about perspective. It all started when I was talking to Derik Idol about what he might speak on at Winter Retreat and one of the things he mentioned was perspective. Soon after that many different examples of perspective flooded my thought flow, like when I was laying in bed freezing and Sherry said she was hot or when I was sitting in the caf...
December 2008
2 posts
What I learned at the 'Bucks pt 2
A little bit after I got done eavesdropping on the General Manager and a Barista (soon to be Shift Manager) five high school students walk in. I wish I would have had a video camera or at least a voice recorder because the conversation that ensued was priceless. They talked about everything from Sarah’s new hairstyle to Jesus Christ Superstar. Yeah, it was interesting to say the least.
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What I learned at the 'Bucks pt 1
So I was in Starbucks the other day and I got a lesson on leadership. I didn’t go their expecting it I just went to chill, drink some java, and read some 7 Checkpoints. In the process I got schooled in leadership by none other than a Starbucks General Manager. I start with this disclaimer, nothing that was said was earth shattering but it was interesting and thought provoking. So if you...
October 2008
8 posts
Cup Check... you know what I mean
The other day I twittered a quote from Rob Bell’s new book, “Jesus Wants to Save Christians”. The quote is, “If our church was taken away – from our city, our neighborhood, our region – who would protest? Only the people who are members? Only those who are part of it? Only those who attend its services? Single mothers? Refugees? Atheists?” For the past few days I have been doing a lot of ...
Kevin Myers pt 2
Kevin Myers spoke in the middle two sessions and on Friday he dropped some more bombs on us. He continued on marriage. Here are some interesting points he made.
You cannot live life solely in the fast lane.
Most of life is lived in the mundane lame.
If you dont realize that life WILL involve mundane lame then you will move from relationship to relationship, marrage to marriage, church to...
Kevin Myers pt 1
So I went to a leadership conference and then Kevin Myers gets up to speak and he drops a bomb. He says, you probably thought you were coming to a leadership conference but for the next couple of days we are going to talk about marriage. To be honest, I was pretty ticked. I was like if I wanted to go to a marriage confernce that is what I would have signed up for (not that marriage ...
Speak up and Step up
I saw Jesus yesterday. He looked different than I imagined. He was in the form of around 10 people. They were all from Calvary. You see Jesus took the form of people yesterday and acted in some extravagant love. We have been talking all about Extravagant Love @Calvary Wesleyan: Loving God, Loving Others, Loving Life. That has been our motto for the past year and it has been awesome to...
Good News and Bad News
Well, this is it. I got good news and I got bad news. Which one do you want first? Ok, since I couldnt hear you I will go ahead with the good news first.
Ever since I have been here in Harrington, DE at Calvary, God has been moving. He has been in the initial friendships that I have built. He has been in the transitioning. He has allowed Sherry and I to really connect with the...
The Gathering
Today me and the outreach pastor went out and about. If we were in Canada that would be oot in aboot. But we are in Delaware so it is out and about. Anyways, we went out and told people about The Gathering. We handed out a TON of invitations. I am super-pumped about The Gathering. This is Calvary’s largest outreach “event” of the year. We will touch an amazing amount of people in a ...
9 out of 10
So, for the past few weeks I have been twittering about this thing called Overtime. Some of you may have figured out what it is but I’m sure some of you haven’t so I am going to shed some light on it.
Here on the Eastern Shore, as most people like to refer to it, there is not too much to do on a Friday night. Unless you are going to a show or doing something in Philly or DC or maybe even...
What Can't You Stand?
This morning I was thinking about what I wanted to post on and it became clear to me. I thought, I will post on what I am reading just to see if others have read the same things or to challenge them to do so. After I had this thought I went to daveyblackburn.com and that dude posted on what he was reading. So my natural instinct was not to post on that because people will probably think I am a...
September 2008
1 post
Turn it up!
First of all I will start out by saying that I am not going to post everyday. I am not going to try to post everyday. I may actually post on consecutive days but do not get in a habit of thinking it will be everyday. Atleast that is what I am thinking right now. The only way that will happen is if I need a brain dump everyday. I don’t want to promise anything though. Believe it or not...