Blog

  • Stolen Identity

    It was quit a shock to open my credit card statement and see that my current bill was substantially higher than normal.  My thoughts ranged from thinking it was a simple mistake, a clerical error,… Read more

  • Completely Normal

    There is a collection of videos my kids like called “Humans are Awesome.”  It’s a montage of people doing extreme sports like surfing a Maverick wave, base jumping off the Eiffel Tower, riding a wheelchair… Read more

  • How to Beat the Winter Blues

    Here in the Midwest it seems like it’s been an eternity since we’ve seen the sun for more than five minutes.  Weather data shows that we are significantly below normal for average daily sunlight for… Read more

  • Survival or Mission

    There are two universal truths this time of year: 1) ArtVan will have a sale, and 2) your New Years resolutions have long been forgotten. There is something about the new year that calls us… Read more

  • Grateful

    Growing up, there was a commercial that featured a well known multi sport athlete who had a reputation as a know it all. “Bo knows” how to play football, excel at baseball, drive a golf… Read more

  • Ironman Wisconsin

    I had a great experience at my first Ironman last weekend in Madison Wisconsin!  I finished in 13 hours and 45 minutes which I’ll take for my first.  God was definitely my strength and I felt… Read more

  • My Favorite Apps

    It’s pretty amazing to think that we hold in our hand more power then the first super computers that landed a man on the moon.  Whether your Apple or Droid, phone or tablet, you hold in… Read more

  • People Who Push Buttons

    Ever feel like someone’s got your number? Knows how to get under your skin?  It’s often been said that life would be easy if you didn’t have to deal with people.  Relationships from the most… Read more

  • #Take #Bless #Break #Give

    This is about feeding the poor. This is about communion. The Lord’s Supper. The Eucharist. This is about using #hashtags In Luke 9 a mob begins to follow Jesus as he is preaching and teaching about… Read more

  • A Spiritual Checkup

    Summer is a time to slow down, take a break and enjoy a few months of warm weather here in Michigan. It’s also a time of incredible growth, everything around you is growing this time… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m a pastor, athlete and avid coffee drinker. I write what’s interesting to me at the intersection of life and faith. Especially if it has to do with Christianity, triathlon and artificial intelligence.