If you’ve been a long time reader of the blog then you know my kids have shown off their mad skillz on occasion. A couple of my favorites were when Jett performed a Taylor Swift song and Gage performed the first song he wrote or when he taught us the Bow Chica Wow Wow dance. [...]

Because I hate cutting and stacking fire wood. Why We Had Kids (Part 1) Why We Had Kids (Part 2) Why We Had Kids (Part 3) Why We Had Kids (Part 4) Why We Had Kids (Part 5) Why We Had Kids (Part 6) Why We Had Kids (Part 7) Why We Had Kids (Part

It’s no secret our 3rd son, Brewer, can be a handful at times. We used to dream about having a 4th child, but Brewer kind of led us to believe that 3 might just be our limit. I love this kid with all of my heart and he constantly keeps me laughing hysterically, but there [...]

Today both Jett and Brewer are celebrating birthdays. They turn 8 and 3 respectively. I can’t tell you how proud I am of the two of them. They blow me away every day with the different things they’re showing me about life and love. My only complaint is they’re growing up way too quickly! Still [...]

Yesterday at Cross Point Nashville we launched our new series Hope Now. In this series we’re discussing the anatomy of hope. In John 11 we discovered TRUE HOPE DEVELOPS WHEN YOU ACCEPT GOD’S POWER AND TIMING. Most of the time we want his power, we want his strength, but we don’t want his calendar. I [...]

So Saturday was opening day at the Ballpark. Jett and Gage both had their first games of the season. If you’re looking for our family any Saturday for the next couple of months you now know where we’ll be. And in case you don’t make it through all my pictures I would love to know: [...]

Can we be honest today? Isn’t it true sometimes life just doesn’t work out the way you thought life was going to work out? Isn’t it true sometimes God doesn’t show up for you in the way you thought God was going to show up? In light of the realities of living in a broken [...]

Sometimes Brandi and I look at each other and ask, “What in the world did we do before we had kids?”  Easy, we… -Watched more movies that weren’t from Disney -Walk around the mall and without having to take a kid to the bathroom every five minutes -Go out to eat and not having to [...]

One of my favorite things about being a pastor is helping people discover their gifts, abilities and purpose. I love watching people find their sweet spot in life. Likewise it’s been fun as a dad to watch my boys as they grow up and develop their unique giftedness. I pray almost every day that God [...]

Because housework just isn’t my cup of tea… If you haven’t already seen them… Why We Had Kids (Part 1) Why We Had Kids (Part 2) Why We Had Kids (Part 3) Why We Had Kids (Part 4)