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A Walk That Was A Long Time Coming

I recently had an experience that caused me to reflect on my very first week of professional ministry.   That week in August of 1998 I moved from the suburbs of Chicago to the high desert of Yakima, WA.  I arrived in Yakima and just 2 days later I piled...

Cake and Beer

This photo does not do the chocolate cake justice.It might seem an odd combination, pumpkin ale and chocolate cake, but trust me it made for a pretty good duo last night at Theology on Tap.  Depending on what you think about both theology and alcohol just the...

I’m a Menace with a Hammer

Me- literally building somethingWe are building a community, a culture, a church.  We are creating systems and budgets.  We are learning a ton along the way.  One of the more important things we have learned in our three months of being new church...

Under the Bridge

A night of serviceI was chatting with a friend about something Paige and I did this past week.  “You took your 8 year old where?” They asked.  The “where” in question was under the Burnside bridge on Thursday night to a program called Night Strike. ...