One of the things I suffer from as a male is car envy. About every 6 months I am looking for a new car to buy and lusting over the new features my cars don’t have. Recently I was starting to drool over some new cars and even started running the numbers as far as… [Read more…]
I am officially halfway through my seminary experience and have just 2 years remaining before I master God, err, earn a Master of Divinity. One thing I really appreciate about my experience at Bethel Seminary is that as a response to all the criticism of seminaries only training the head and not the heart, they have constructed… [Read more…]
I was handed the phone by my boy and told, “Here, talk to him.” So I said, “Who am I speaking with?” The child on the other end said “Who am I speaking with. Whoever you are, you called this number 31 times in the last day.” Life with kids is always interesting. Recently our… [Read more…]
I am a pretty sarcastic person and encouragement probably isn’t one of my spiritual gifts, but the church Michelle and I are at is filled with encouraging people and I am finding it really makes a difference. For instance, after sending my first “all church” email as the new administrator I received an email of… [Read more…]
I found a music video that spoke to my heart as a Christian who does not watch Fox news. Check it out. “God is not a man, God is not a white man…God does not belong to Republicans…God is not a flag, not even American…”
Last night I was discussing with Michelle some of the things going on in our life and the lives of several close friends and it was so clear to me that the world is broken. We don’t like to face reality and stare the brokenness in the face. We don’t want to feel the discomfort of… [Read more…]
Well, after being a church nomad for close to a year, Michelle and I are finally committing to a church home and I am beginning another internship. I will be the part-time administrator at Waukee Community Church, an Evangelical Free church which meets at the high school right near my home. Additionally, the pastor has… [Read more…]
Over the past 3 weeks I have had tons of blog ideas and not time to write them – that’s what happens when you are a father to 4. Yes, I enjoyed Father’s Day with 4 boys in my home. And it was fun. As I told Michelle, life without kids is like doing life… [Read more…]
September 6, 2011
by Ryan
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