We just got back today from a great week in Hawaii. I highly encourage you to go to Bea’s Blog for some awesome photos. My highlights: 1. Thurston Lava Tube hike – this was an amazing short hike through some of the coolest rainforest I have ever seen and then you walk through a long tunnel that [...]

We leave on Monday for the big island of Hawaii. I have never been to the big island before. I have been to Kauaii, Maui and Oahu – a few times each. I am excited to check out the island of Hawaii. I have heard that it’s very dry near Kona where we are going [...]

My trip to San Francisco was pretty amazing. We didn’t do a ton of stuff, but that was kind of the point. We had some good talks sitting on the bay, ate some incredible meals, and walked around a little. We all spent a good amount of time sharing what has been going on in [...]

On the way to San Francisco today our flight was seriously delayed. So we caught a flight to Oakland that was only delayed by one hour. Then we took the BART into town. It was a bit long and crazy, but we showed up to the restaurant, Pazzia, only about 25 minutes late. I had [...]

I’m flying to San Francisco tomorrow afternoon and staying until Sunday afternoon. I probably will be out of internet contact so this might be my last post for a few days. I’m going with five other guys for a spiritual retreat, accountability, good food, deep conversation, and fun. I respect the guys I am going [...]

Let’s just say that my brain is already in Maui. We leave Saturday morning and I can’t wait. I still have to read about 200 pages on ecclesiology today and type a position paper on the key issues related to the church. I basically have to accomplish that between 12:45 and 3:00pm today. I’m finding [...]