Sacrifice

The past couple of weeks I have been in Israel. It was an incredible experience!  I had 10 days with my dad and together we got to experience a tour through several places in we read about in scripture.  I am super humbled to have been in the very places Jesus taught...

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So far in our journey, Jacob has manipulated his brother for the birth right, deceived his dad into getting the blessing, and it hits him.  His brother is going to kill him.  So he runs away.  He runs to his uncles territory, where he meets Rachel his cousin.  He...

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When I was in late middle school, I played baseball on a really good team. At one of our tournaments, a really pretty girl showed up.  All of us in the dug out started a competition to get this girls attention.  I am up to bat and I step in the batters box and in my...

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When I was in 5h grade, I got in trouble for talking in class.  I was making all of the people around me laugh.  My teacher said if I did it again then I would have detention. Well 10 minutes later it happened again.  My teacher told me that unless I gave her a good...

Varsity You

As a student pastor in a wealthy suburban Kansas City culture, I am never sure how to dress.  In high school, I wore sweat pants, gym shorts and t-shirts.  The culture of rural Iowa and where I am now are very different.  I am 31 and work with teenagers and I want to...