Tool #1 – Can you hear me now?

A few weeks ago, we started a conversation about building a better marriage. However, I feel like I need to confess something up front. My marriage is not perfect. Phew! Its like a weight has been lifted off my chest! Don’t get me wrong, my wife is amazing! She is the glue that keeps our […]

5 Tools to Build a Great Marriage

I love weddings! Its true. I know, as a guy you aren’t supposed to admit that. I mean, how many weddings have you been dragged to wondering when the ceremony was going to end and the free food and drinks would start to flow!?? In my defense, these days my perspective is a little different […]

Four Things: Survival during gut wrenching times.

Happy New Year to all of you! I want to level with you. I am so glad to see 2018 go. It was a tough one! My son recently said, “2018 sucked! We lost Pawpaw and we lost Stan Lee!!!” I’m sure you get the Stan Lee reference but let me explain the other one. […]

The Furnace or the Garden

One of my favorite authors to read when it comes to trusting God and experiencing His grace, is Brennan Manning. If you haven’t done so already, do yourself a favor and read two books from him: The Ragamuffin Gospel and Ruthless Trust. Brennan has a very unlikely history from someone you would read “Christian” literature […]

Launching New Blog/Podcast

Hey Guys! In previous posts I have spoken of a new venture that I am launching and it is something that I have dubbed “Mutant School Dropout”. It is a blog and a podcast that centers on nerd culture and entertainment. I am keeping this page to speak deeply into matters regarding faith and Jesus. […]

Geeking Out

Not too long ago, I made a decision. That decision was to push further into an interest of mine for the sake of opening conversation and potentially making some connections that I wouldn’t normally make. You see, I’m a pastor. I hope that wasn’t a huge shock to you. Because of that, I normally hang […]

Wizard World Comic Con

A couple of weeks ago, I texted my friend Tony. Tony and I met at UNT, University of North Texas, and served with college students at a local church in Denton Tx. Our wives were college roommates as well as sorority sisters. We go way back. I was reaching out to TK, aka Korean […]

Build a Door

“When one door opens, another one closes. If God closes a door, He opens a window. I’m praying for an open door.” No doubt you’ve heard those phrases or even uttered them yourself. I really think doors sometimes close on us and God wants us to kick them open. Or maybe it is like […]

Chasing Squirrels

This squirrel was scouting the dining area this past summer when we were on vacation…in the same city we live in. Okay, it was a staycation but I always think that sounds like we just stayed at our house so I thought I would spice it up by leaving it vague…SO SUE ME!!! Back to […]

It’s about time

About five or six months ago I stopped writing in my spare time. I had convinced myself that what I was writing didn’t matter and that I didn’t have enough time to do it. The truth is that I had listened to and believed a few lies about myself that weren’t true. “Your voice doesn’t […]