Interests:My wife (and all the mysteries contained therein), world religions, art, sports (Baseball in particular), games (card, board, computer, whatever), movies that make you think (like mysteries, not crappy cannes film festival junk), my friends, God, and anything else that is shiny under the sun. Expertise:Being there for my friends when they need me, and even when they don't. Oh, and a good corny joke every now and then. Occupation:Youth Pastor Industry:Church
Life has been busy moving around and getting settled. Plus my job hunt is less than encouraging at the moment... not to mention my dealings with the unemployment agency (saying my church wasn't covered by the state for insurance). *sigh*
On the bright side, our Baby is growing nicely and is at 14 weeks in Mom's belly right now. Hooray! Also, I've been given the opportunity to do pulpit supply on Sunday in Norman, OK. It's a little OPC church out there called Grace, so if you're near there, I'd love to see you!
Here is also a little video to help with better understanding the credit crisis:
Well, I've been hiding it for a while but now it's time to make it totally public. We've told family and a few friends, but now all of you can know as well:
My wife is pregnant!
She's closing in on 2 months preggers now, so we have no idea on gender, but we're both excited. It's unfortunate that things at my old church blew up right when we found out, but God is doing something here and I'm just going to roll with it! Lord willing I'll find another church to work at (where the elder's wives won't be trying to get rid of me because I didn't do things their way) that will be a good one to raise a family in.
Life isn't perfect, nor is the church, but God has blessed us with a child (Lord Willing) and we have much to be happy about... as well as more on our plate to consider!! God is good to us, and I know He will continue to be so even in these unsure times.
Wonder where I've been the last two weeks? Basically packing my bags and saying goodbye.
The church's response to my turning down of their one year call was to fire me. Well, technically, they "demanded my resignation within 24 hours," but they basically fired me in "nicer" words.
So V and I have been packing, tossing out, giving away, and sorting through everything in our apartment. This computer is the last thing we'll pack actually. So I'm blogging as right before I go dark for a while.
If you know of any PCA openings, shoot me a Xanga message (or facebook if you're on there) and hopefully I can get it sometime soon. Otherwise we'll be moving back to Oklahoma and looking for jobs there.
As V's side of the family says in a joke: What does the Calvinist say after he falls down some stairs? "Glad that's over." The situation sucks, but it's behind us and we're trying to move on best we can.
I hope you enjoy! You can also hear my older sermons by just doing a search for my name. (Or by clicking on my name if you use the link above)
Also, if you could be in prayer for Val and I in regards to our future, especially in the ministry, we would greatly appreciate it. I can't go into details here without gossiping so I won't, but the future is rather uncertain at the moment. In short though, I turned down a "1 year renewable" call to Assistant Pastor at my church, and I'm not sure how the session will take it.
If you've never heard of a "1 year renewable" call before, you're not alone. That's one of the reasons I turned it down.
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