Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
Drew is here whether the world is ready for him or not. He was a big surprise when we found out we were pregnant in light of our long struggle with secondary infertility before having Drew's older brother, Sam. The doctor explained that he was more of a miracle than we'd realized. Angie only has one tube and it …
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We sometimes think that raising kids well is all about what we tell them. But what is even more important is what we show them. And if you want to do the best you can for the next generation's sake, you'll model at least these three traits in your home.
Security and Stability
Kids need to know that they're …
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I'm white. So when I die, I'll go to white heaven, right? Actually, a Jewish man named John once had a God-given vision of what heaven would look like, and what he saw was more like "a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and …
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Yep. We struggled for eight years to have Sam and then assumed that would probably be it, so this was a total surprise, and we're so grateful and excited!
Pray for Angie and baby's health! …
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I'm a messed up human being. I don't mean that I'm particularly deranged - just that I was born broken and have reached the plateau of adulthood carrying some flaws with me. The biggest flaw? I believe lies... sometimes.
Here's a law of life that can't be avoided or broken... The way I think determines what …
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I'm a man. I like being a man. Men aren't better than women, and women aren't better than men. But we're different. So I've had to do a lot of painful discovery of who I am as a man, and I've learned a lot, mostly from my mistakes. I've come to some practical conclusions about manhood and want to drop them on …
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If I'm not honoring my wife, I cannot possibly claim to be growing spiritually. Neither can you. I'm planting and pastoring a church. I write articles for Christian blogs and websites. I'm Editor of one of the world's leading websites for Pastors. I also consult with ministries on social media and communication …
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Is the earth still spinning? Are waves still crashing on the beach? God. Is. Up. To. Something... guaranteed!
It's been well over ten years since I led our church in Kentucky through a study of Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God, the classic work by Henry Blackaby and Claude King. The …
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There are moments in life that slip by and then they're gone forever. This past week, my son Sam turned one year old, so we threw a little party for him at a park in Laguna Beach.
At the park, there was a little system of tunnels for kids to crawl through made from concrete culverts and a mound of dirt. I …
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These are cool moments. Energy. Vitality. Motion. Innocence. Joy. Laughter. And... some awesome skillz! …
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I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my two kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
