Will your grace run out if I let you down ‘Cause all I know is how to run ‘Cause I am a sinner…if its not one thing its another Caught up in words, tangled in lies You are the Savior and you take brokenness aside And make it beautiful, beautiful Will you call me child when... Read More

Currently I am reading through The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler for our young adult discussion group at church.  This book has made me rethink a lot of things in my faith, theology and the way I teach.  Something that has been rolling around in my head now for weeks is a... Read More

Today Carley Grace is six months old! It’s hard to believe we’re half way to her first birthday.  So much has happened in the last 6 months that while it seems like it’s gone quickly in terms of her being here, it seems like there’s no way anyone could fit... Read More

As I was scanning my Facebook and Twitter feeds today I came across an article on The Resurgence website from Mark Driscoll.  Recently Pastor John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church retired after 32 years preaching and Driscoll shared some things Piper has taught him in, “7... Read More

Like many of you I spent most of yesterday glued to my T.V. watching news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings.  I sat there in shock and sadness as I watched continued footage of the explosion, the blood stained streets, and the countless people running toward danger to help... Read More

I started this blog on March 26th, 2010.  It’s been over three years since I began blogging.  I started this blog called “Chase the Setting Sun…” that March, then a year or so later abandoned the “Chase the Setting Sun…” title... Read More

Let’s face it, Christians are hypocrites, but let’s be real about it…so are you. It seems most non-Christians, and even some Christians, deeply struggle with the fact that Christians often preach and teach one thing, and do another.   Usually it’s related... Read More

We started a new sermon series at Castleton UMC today called “Students Ask, Pastors Answer”.  Our teenagers in Phao Student Ministries wrote out some faith questions for our pastors and instead of just writing back answers, the pastors decided to preach the answers to... Read More

It’s come to my attention that there are concerns over the fact that I don’t particularly like to use the phrases “I think” and/or “I feel” in my high school Bible study.  This is correct…partially.  Let me better explain the context for... Read More