Category Archives: Travel

Our Mission51 Field!

Sunny and upper 70′s in Houston! More sunny and low 90′s in San Diego! Sun, Clouds, Snow and Winds (temperatures ranged from 23 to 73) in Colorado Springs! This weekend I feel completely at home, because I am at home! … Continue reading

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SoCal SoGood!

I returned early Sunday morning (in time to be with my fam at church) from San Diego; the first official “Together’ training weekend took place at Oakbridge Camp in Ramona. What a weekend it was!  I was really pumped going … Continue reading

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Specific Prayer Partners!

Hey Friends! We have these really cool blogs going on over at youthmark.com.  Just yesterday I shot an email to all the participating youth groups for the 2011 YMV’s. In that email I stated that the biggest mistake that Youth … Continue reading

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A Different Northwest

This last weekend was an absolute blessing! Thank you NorthWest Bible Church! As I mentioned yesterday in my blog, NWBC served as the test-market for our Spring Tour. Not only was it a lot of fun, it was a huge … Continue reading

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Consistency? Nah!

The last few weeks have been swamped. No doubt about it. A number of times I have wanted to sit down to blog, but not once did the inspiration or amount of time needed to blog strike. For most of … Continue reading

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SMS: Connecting Nationally

I believe it was my 7th or 8th grade year the three-point shot was added to the basketball courts for middle-school basketball! I loved shooting downtown and now the shot from 20 feet was worth an extra point. In an … Continue reading

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Consulting and More

“Chopper Dave” is a faceless guy we’ve all come to trust.  Sure, his name may not be “Dave” but you know who I am talking about, the traffic voice on the radio with the thumping sounds of a helicopter in … Continue reading

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So To Speak…

Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, The United States and India of all places. I know it’s not a lot, but it’s fun to reflect upon the places the Lord has given me the opportunity to speak. In addition to these countries, … Continue reading

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Here, There and Social Justice

I was on a conference call yesterday with a couple prominent leaders of two different humanitarian aid organizations. These men are solid believers who want to see not just physical needs met, but spiritual needs met as well. “Social Justice” … Continue reading

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Us/Them

Several days ago I introduced the topic of Us/Them in my post “Their Needs vs. Our Wants.”  In it I essentially ask the question of youth leaders and churches: should we look to do mission trips to areas that best … Continue reading

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