christian life · my journey

Lessons Learned from 7 Food Challenge… (it’s only day 5)

Today is Day 5... and more and more of my friends think I'm crazy (but that's nothing new)... I've been eating well... but I've already learned quite a bit just from first five day: I'm addicted to coffee.  I had the worst caffeine withdrawal headache on day 2... I was out of commission for 2… Continue reading Lessons Learned from 7 Food Challenge… (it’s only day 5)

christian life · missions · my journey

I’m in top 1% of wealth in the world…

I may never be in the top 1% of wealth in America... I drive by super nice homes in Beverly Hills, which is only 10 minutes away from where I live, and think "I will never experience their house or lifestyle... I will never drive those luxury cars... I will never carry purses they have… Continue reading I’m in top 1% of wealth in the world…

church life · family ministry · kidmin · kidmin ah-ha... · leadership

Stronger Wings

Couple weeks ago, I was invited to dinner at one of our church deacon's home.  They have two little boys, and I got to see something cool for the first time.  Their older son had gotten a butterfly cocoon  from a museum, and it was in an insect cage.  The butterfly happened to emerge from the… Continue reading Stronger Wings

kidmin · my journey

A Good Place…

On this day last year, I was partying my heart out at Universal Orlando without a care in the world... I just had my last Sunday worship with the church family I had known for 10 years the week before, and for the first time, I didn't have a ministry to think about.  After 10… Continue reading A Good Place…

christian life · my journey

life altering decisions…

Have you ever made any decisions that could change the course of your life?  I know, this sounds really dramatic... but I believe I've made some of those decisions in my life whether I knew it or not at the time.  One was choosing to go to Berkeley over UCLA for college. At the time,… Continue reading life altering decisions…