wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

Seeking wisdom from the Father has been a prayer and focus of ours ever since we got married. We recognized very early on that without God given wisdom we would falter and fail over and over again not only in our marriage, but also in our lives.
This plea for wisdom has become even stronger in [...]

That is the title of my sermon for this Sunday night. I am really excited as well as personally challenged by this sermon. We will be looking at the purpose Christ has called us to, and what our current response is to that calling. Peter will serve as our example for this message, and hopefully [...]

Well this weekend is shaping up to be another monster. Tonight one of my favorite artists, Justin McRoberts, is playing a show in Columbia, Missouri at the Cherry Street Artisan. I came into contact with Justin my freshman year in college and we built a great friendship. He is the essence of an indie artist, [...]

That is what we did this morning. I had the privilege of meeting with several of our pastors and elders this morning to pray and seek God’s will for our ministry. It was a sweet and gut-wrenching time. Very little seems to tug on my heart like men of God crying out for His wisdom, [...]

So here it is after 3:00 pm and I have not eaten anything all day. This morning I started to continue on my quest to get the church website updated and working again. I got so engrossed and busy with everything going on that I forgot to stop and eat. I know it is hard [...]