The Now is Awesome!

We’ve been having to check my son’s blood sugar every couple of hours, which means Erica and I are taking turns checking him at night.  (She gets the crappy 3am shift and lets me have the midnight shift most nights.) I usually try to get in bed before midnight, so I’m often sound asleep when…

Documentaries I’ve Seen Lately

Here are some of the documentaries I’ve watched lately. Queen of Versailles- Makes you roll your eyes at rich people. Blackfish- Makes you want to stop going to SeaWorld Talhotblond- Makes you want to unplug your computer Into the Pride- Makes you want to see a guy get eaten by lions. Expelled- Makes you think…

Mission Trip – Day 10

 We were exhausted as we waited for 4:30am to roll around.  But we wouldn’t have changed a thing.  God moved in a mighty way and His glory is now in the hearts of more than 420 new believers in Cusco.  We started and strengthened 8 new churches!  It is amazing what God can do and…

Mission Trip – Day 9

After Machu Picchu, we were ready to head home.  We woke up early and jumped on a flight back to Lima.  When we arrived in Lima, we headed to a great restaurant called Norky’s.We then headed to the San Francisco Convent.  There was a wedding in progress as we left, but the highlight of this…

Machu Picchu selfies

I know I am a nerd.  I took more selfies at Machu Picchu than a group of 13 year old girls would have.  Enjoy:

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 8

Machu Picchu!  This was one of the most exhilarating days of my life.  We awoke around 5:30am and loaded onto a bus for a 2 hour ride towards Machu Picchu.  From there, we loaded onto a train for another couple of hours.  Each moment on the train was more breath taking than then last.  Eventually,…

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 7

Day 7 was bitter sweet.  It was the last day in the field for our team.  We said goodbye to many of the great people that we had met during the week. As we went in and out of people’s homes, I felt very tall for my age! One of the many great Quechua  families that…

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 6 part 2

The Eye Clinic Day 6 was awesome because Frana was there.  She is Pastor Francisco’s daughter and she was adorable! Here is a great young lady that sold tea and juice from a cart on the side of the street.  She was resistant at first and I didn’t think she would be open to the…

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 6 part 1

Day 6 was a unique day. We rode the bus, as usual, but this ride was a bit different, however.  We had three young girls get on the bus and they came straight to sit by me.  They didn’t say much and we were the only ones on the bus for a while.  Finally they…

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 4

Day 4 began just like the day before.  We hit the streets of the beautiful city of Cusco and began to tell people about Jesus! Even the poor parts of Cusco are lined with beautiful scenery. Heather and her translator, Laura, lead a woman to Jesus as she sells bricks on the side of the road….

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 3

Each day on the mission field began with our team getting together to worship.  Joey led the music and I led the devotional. Our translators would come to our hotel and take us to our location. We had two fantastic translators: Laura and Caleb!  Heather and I were helping Pastor Francisco strengthen his church plant…

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 2

On July 6th, we woke up early and hopped on a plane to Cusco, Peru. This city was beautiful. It feels as if the people are actors in a movie, set in the early 1900’s. We arrived in Cusco around noon and immediately went to the hotel. We stayed in the Hostel Rojas.   This…

Mission Trip 2013 – Day 1

July 5- Lima, Peru After leaving Dallas at 3pm on July 4, we arrived in Lima, Peru around 1 AM on July 5.  We stayed in nice hotel for the night called the Manhattan Inn.  Our team consists of 17 people from the US, but only 9 from Dallas.  The rest of the team would…

How to cheer your wife up on a rough day.

My wife worked most of the day, which meant that when she got some bad news this afternoon, she just had to keep working for several hours thinking about it.  I hated knowing that she was probably discouraged, yet I couldn’t do much to cheer her up.  We found out that there were going to…

My First Sermon (video)

This week, I am preaching on 2 Kings 6.  That reminded me of the first sermon I ever preached.  So here is a Throwback Thursday for you. Thanks to 25 year old Joel.

Some random thoughts on the English language

I’m not perfect, but here are a few things that should be noted about the phrases we use: Reiterate is redundant.  Iterate means to say again. Forte is pronounced “fort”.  Forte is a french musical term Irony deals with opposites, not coincidence.  “If Barry Bonds statistics were the same as his father’s, it isn’t ironic”…