I did do youtube Friday last Friday because I was working on video that is a recap/promo video for our youth conference. Every year about 1800 young people come to little ol’ Utica, NY from all the northeast. In the past 11 years we have had some fantastic speakers. This last one was special for […]

Excerpt form my daily devotional from a couple of days ago. I thought it was excellent. “The incarnation of the Father’s freedom calls us beyond admiration to transformation. A recent convert to Jesus was approached by an unbelieving friend: “So you have been converted to Christ?” “Yes.” “Then you must know a great deal about

I have recently finished my office makeover. It was long overdue and I love it. I have made a decision against clutter (as a creative non-traditional organizer, this is a tough one) and have decided to try to file stuff. Most everything now is electronic and so filing is not needed. Just a couple of

One last thought on the wisdom of tenderness. I read this story and it really impacted me. “In the winter of 1947, Abbe Pierre, known as the modern apostle mercy to the poor of Paris, found a young family almost frozen to death on the streets. He scooped them up and brought them back to

One of my favorite authors is Brennan Manning. I haven’t read a book of his in a while so the other day I picked up one I haven’t read yet. It’s called “The wisdom of tenderness.” This book talks about the radical power of God’s mercy in our lives. Some of my favorite quotes from

Before I get to that let me explain how I picked the winner. We now live in the 21st century I am a fairly computer savvy person. So I decided I would download a simple computer program that would allow me to enter names than randomly highlight or select one of them. To my shock

This time of year there is always a bit of a hub bub about all saints day. As a children’s pastor I am frequently asked about child related controversies, Harry Potter, Pokemon, and every year Halloween. How I feel about it is best illustrated in a recent event that took place in my house. My

It is with a heavy heart I blog today. There are a very few things worse for me than seeing the Yankees lose. One of those things is seeing the Red Sox do well. I think you know that you are a “Die-Hard” fan when you feel the same sinking feeling when your team loses

Recently I asked two of my friends what their favorite Youtube videos are. My friend who is a man said he like this video that was a prank with wooden spoons. I though to myself that sounds funny. My friend who is a woman said otters holding hands. She proceeded to tell me how “cute”

I am reading a book from one of my favorite authors: Brennan Manning. The book is called The Wisdom Of Tenderness. He had a story that really spoke to me where I am at right now. It is about a monk being pursued by a tiger. “Approaching a precipitous chasm, the monk looked back and