Noah, The Movie & Why I Loved It

When you read the story of Noah written in the Bible, what comes to your mind? God speaks light into existence. He creates the heavens and the earth. Then separates light from darkness, land from water. He causes plants, produce, and trees to grow from the ground. He...

A Story Worth Living

This year has definitely been an adventure. Who would have thought moving to Klamath Falls, OR. would be one of the most significant parts of my life? This past couple of years has definitely been a journey of growth. Learning what it means to be vulnerable, figuring...

From a Block of Soap to Something Creative

I got to lead Faith Tabernacle youth group this past Wednesday and I started the meeting with this quote: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” – Michelangelo I bought 45 bars of soap from The Dollar Tree and I told my...

Breaking Through The Cocoon

Tony Stark walks toward the edge of a cliff and throws his chest arc reactor into the sea. Tony (voice over): So if I were to wrap this up, tie with a bow or whatever, I guess I’d say my armor, it was never a distraction or a hobby, it was a cocoon. And now,...

Embracing the Past

One night, I was hanging out with my friend David and he asks this deep, profound question: When does the past becomes the past? We work with youth, so we hear all kinds of stories, all kinds of hurts, all kinds of issues and situation that seems to hold our kids. So...

A Different Kind of Vulnerability

I’ve always liked the idea of blogging. I have found a liking in writing and the more I write I find myself loving it. If you look through my phone, I have countless amounts of notes and subjects and ideas and quotes and thoughts from people, books, articles,...