The Apprentice Youth Pastor

Excited to preach @H2O_youth on Wednesday (Taken with Instagram)

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:41:39 -0500

Excited to preach @H2O_youth on Wednesday (Taken with Instagram)

"I hate to meet a man whom I have met ten years ago and find that he is at precisely the same point,..."

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:06:03 -0500

“I hate to meet a man whom I have met ten years ago and find that he is at precisely the same...

Can’t wait to be a youth pastor #graduation #parties...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:05:53 -0500

Can’t wait to be a youth pastor #graduation #parties (Taken with instagram)

Check out Hello Somebody at www.hello-somebody.com

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:36:04 -0500

Check out Hello Somebody at www.hello-somebody.com

More Minnesota… So good to be back

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:57:49 -0500

More Minnesota… So good to be back

29 ways to be creative

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:11:22 -0500

29 ways to be creative

"The biggest barriers to progress in history have not been ignorance but the illusion of knowing."

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:15:27 -0500

“The biggest barriers to progress in history have not been ignorance but the illusion of...

Where do great ideas come from?

Thu, 26 May 2011 20:42:50 -0500

Where do great ideas come from?

Distance

Sat, 14 May 2011 22:55:21 -0500

Distance

"A mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its original state"

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:10:31 -0500

“A mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its original state” - Oliver Wendell...

Quality craftsmanship

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:01:44 -0500

Quality craftsmanship

I wish I could remember a time when everything was made by hand.

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:53:35 -0500

I wish I could remember a time when everything was made by hand.

"The moment of revival is not when we connect to God. The moment of revival is not when we respond to..."

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:48:35 -0500

“The moment of revival is not when we connect to God. The moment of revival is not when we...

Great video for a relationship series

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:06:02 -0500

Great video for a relationship series

I was reading a blog today, and came across this interesting...

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:32:43 -0600

I was reading a blog today, and came across this interesting post about slowing down our lives.

Slow Down

Washington, DC Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007.

The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

3 minutes: a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later: the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 Minutes: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes: The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped to listened for a short while. About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 Hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.

Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.

The question raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…. How many other things are we missing?

Proverbs Challenge [Day 1]

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:51:17 -0600

I was recently challenged by a friend to read a chapter of Proverbs everyday for the month of March....

"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving."

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:01:00 -0600

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” - Mark Batterson

"The farther back you look, the further forward you are likely to see"

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:03:23 -0600

“The farther back you look, the further forward you are likely to see” - Winston...

"Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most..."

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:09:41 -0600

“Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet...

Inspirational Skateboarder without legs.

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:04:55 -0600

Inspirational Skateboarder without legs.