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Husband. Dad. Ministry leader. I care about building strong teams, helping people grow, and serving in places where mission and excellence work together.

Most at home in good conversation, around a table with family, or outdoors near water. Pastor, public speaker, coach, and consultant. I've been serving in ministry for over 20 years in roles from volunteer chair stacker all the way up to lead pastor. I'm passionate about sharing the gospel in ways that are accessible, engaging, and honest. I would love the chance to speak at your church, retreat, or camp! Additionally, I love working with local churches and para-church organizations to help problem solve and grow through coaching and consulting. Reach out and let me know how I can help you!

10/28/2026

I love the idea of God’s mercy. Especially when I’m the one receiving it.

But if I’m being honest, there are people who’ve hurt me that I’d really like to see get what’s coming to them.

And then I read Luke 6.

Jesus tells us to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us. He reminds us that our Father is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil.

That’s hard for me, because sometimes I don’t particularly want good things for someone who’s treated me badly. I want them to understand how wrong they were.

But Jesus calls us to something different.

That doesn’t mean ignoring what happened or allowing someone to continue hurting you. Boundaries can be necessary. The challenge is learning to seek someone’s good even when the relationship itself isn’t safe or healthy.

In today’s First Few, we’re talking about what loving our enemies actually looks like, especially when we don’t feel particularly loving.

Here’s a question I’ve been sitting with: When someone who’s hurt you comes to mind, what are you secretly hoping happens to them?

10/27/2026

I’ve got a confession. I think I would’ve been pretty irritated with the vineyard owner in Jesus’ parable.

Some people worked all day in the heat. Others showed up with about an hour left. And everybody received the same amount of money.

That’s not fair, right?

But in Matthew 20, Jesus exposes something uncomfortable about the way we think.

The first workers received exactly what they’d agreed to. It only stopped feeling like enough when they saw what somebody else got.

I recognize that in myself. I can be perfectly content with what God has provided until I see someone else receive an opportunity I wish I’d been given.

And suddenly, instead of being grateful, I’m keeping score.

Today’s First Few is about the surprising generosity of God’s kingdom and what happens when we start measuring His goodness against somebody else’s life.

Have you ever caught yourself doing that?

10/26/2026

I don’t particularly enjoy admitting how much I like being recognized.

When somebody values my opinion or makes me feel important, it feels good. But when I’m overlooked? Sometimes that bothers me more than I’d like.

Apparently, Jesus noticed something similar at a dinner party.

In Luke 14, He watched guests choosing the places of honor and used that ordinary moment to teach something profound about humility.

I don’t think wanting to feel valued is wrong. But I’ve been thinking about how easily I let other people determine whether I feel valuable.

And Jesus offers us a much better way to live.

That’s where we’re starting this week’s First Few series, “This Isn’t How I’d Do It.”

Here’s something I’m curious about: Why do you think being overlooked can sting so much, even when we know our worth isn’t determined by other people?

10/21/2026

10/14/2026

I think one of the saddest encounters in the Gospels is the story of the rich young ruler.

He comes running to Jesus because he wants eternal life. And Mark tells us something remarkable: Jesus looked at him and loved him.

But when Jesus invited him to surrender his possessions and follow, the man walked away grieving.

I think that tension is more familiar than we like to admit. We can sincerely want to follow Jesus and still be afraid of what He might ask us to let go of.

What I love about this story is that Jesus didn’t wait for the man to make the right decision before loving him. And just a few verses later, Jesus reminds His disciples that what is impossible with us is possible with God.

Today’s First Few is about the things we struggle to surrender and the goodness of the One inviting us to follow Him.

What do you think makes letting go so difficult, even when we know Jesus is good?

10/13/2026

Have you ever been praying about something, watching it get worse instead of better, and quietly wondered whether God even cares?

I think most of us have been there.

In Mark 4, the disciples are caught in a terrifying storm while Jesus sleeps in the back of the boat. When they wake Him, they ask a question that feels painfully familiar: “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

I love that Scripture doesn’t hide their fear or their frustration.

Today’s First Few is about the question that sometimes sits beneath our anxiety, especially when God seems silent.

I’d love to hear your thoughts: Have you ever struggled to believe God cared because He wasn’t responding the way you’d hoped?

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