As we follow Jesus, we discover that He makes life better … and we get better at life. It truly and deeply changes us, and that change is never done. I’ve been a coach since I was in college. The very first team I coached was a middle school baseball team. I had about 30 guys and...
We might have heard it said, that those who can, do. And those who can do more, volunteer. That is something that was modeled for me by my parents, and it’s something I want to model for my girls. Whether it’s serving on a Point Crew team at church, being a Watch Dog Dad...
Mortgage, car payment, utilities, netflix...what’s so important in your life that paying for it is automatic? More and more, we make the most important financial commitments the type of things that happen without having to remember, or maybe even forgetting about. I can remember shortly...
When I look back in my life, I am thankful for David and Pam, my mom and dad, and Sam and Sylvia. These people loved and invested in me when I was far from God and stubbornly doing things my own way. I am grateful for the patience they showed me when I was stupid, the persistence in...
We didn't know anyone when my wife and I moved to Colorado 10 years ago. We didn't have any family or friends in the area so it was pretty daunting to start a new life here all alone. We knew we had to get connected and we knew we needed to find community. We quickly got involved in a community...
It’s true, I’m an Eagle Scout. As a matter of fact, I’m an Eagle Scout with a medal of heroism and three eagle palms, now it seems totally logical but not when I was a kid. When I was a kid I was in a family that was pretty dysfunctional at times and we had recently relocated...
If you’re anything like me, you intend to spend more time with the Lord throughout the day, but realize (while brushing your teeth before bed) that you forgot. You hardly talked to him all day, save a few desperate, hardly conscious “helps” and “pleases.” How...
The depth of my time with God and the Bible were consistently crammed into two to three services per year when I was growing up - Christmas, Easter, and sometimes Mother’s Day. I honestly didn’t know I could have more time than that, and I definitely didn’t know that I needed...
I have known since I was 15 years old that I was meant to work in ministry. I had been feeling the quiet tug on my heart to surrender my life to full-time ministry for some time, but God remained patiently persistent in his pursuit for my life’s purpose. After that quiet day, in a cold...
Engaging in 3 key relationships. I wanted to push the reset button on our year long theme here at Eastern Hills of “Becoming an Inviting Family”. We introduced this theme back in September and asked people to choose “3 key relationships” and begin investing in them. Why...
