I always enjoyed Billy Mays and his enthusiasm. This is funny…

All of this past week I was at Elevate, a Christian camp for teenagers held at Rochester College. This is the sixth time I have been a part of this camp and the fourth consecutive year I have been a part of the camp since I moved to Rochester.
This year was an incredible year. For [...]

Last night I had a chance to speak in what I call “big church.” Patrick was out of town and I offered to teach for Connections in the auditorium.
It worked out well because Patrick has been talking about Spiritual Warfare and I have been teaching a series on the armor of God Paul discusses in [...]

I am so excited about yesterday! Sunday morning our students and parents partnered to reach out to our community. Instead of sitting in a classroom talking about our faith (which is not a bad thing), we were able to get out of our comfort zone and live out our faith.
Across the street from our church [...]

Yesterday, I made the decision to wear my Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. I realize this was a brave/foolish decision on my part. However, I wanted to rejoice in the Penguins’ victory in game 6 the night before. First of all, it was a well played game and they deserved the win. Second, and more importantly, the [...]

Transition can be a difficult time. Transition can mean loss, gain, or both. This week I am experiencing both.
I found out earlier this week that a friend from high school took his own life. We were in marching band together and would talk during band and in various other venues. He was a talented, intelligent, [...]

Today, two dear friends came over and helped us paint two rooms in our house. Well, OK, I didn’t do any painting, but that was by request. The last time I tried to help with a painting project at my house with friends, they basically said, “Jason, step away from the paint roller and no [...]