It’s a boy!

We’re excited to introduce to the world our son Peter Bjorn, born July 18 at 4:54 PM.  He was 8 pounds and 21.5 inches with long, skinny fingers and toes like his dad, and (almost) as cute as his mom.  He is named after Simon Peter “the rock” and his daddy’s best friend Peter and … More It’s a boy!

Happy 28th my love!

She walked into my life.  And its been nothing but fun, giggles and adventure ever since!  Here’s an old photo from one of our first birthdays together.  And another tribute to Keri written in her special love language — cereal. :)

Some Key Influences

We’re all like lumps of clay that over time have been shaped and molded by dozens of influential hands — and experiences and words and ideas and moments and conversations and books and dreams and successes and failures — but mostly people. I am a firm believer in learning from people of different persuasions, and … More Some Key Influences

Personal Update – July 2010

Hi blog readers and friends! I’m enjoying my “blog-cation” this July.  Providing “daily” illumination everyday for the past 500+ days straight was…well…time consuming work. Plus transitioning into the lifestyle of a church planter this summer has added a whole new intensity and work load to my life.  But this new ministry adventure also brings fresh … More Personal Update – July 2010

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CLARIFICATION: The “Divine Summons” series is telling the story of my call to Mound and the Revolution ministry we planted back in 2005-2007. This is not to be confused with our current efforts to continue that work with MainStreet Community. =) An Open Door of Ministry With the opposition-filled narrative-world of Acts shaping my personal … More Divine Summons 17

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IV A Mustard Seed Revolution Begins When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with … More Divine Summons 16

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This series tells the story of the Revolution in Mound back in 2005-2007. Divine Encounters and Open Doors I don’t think it was more than a week later that Keri and I were out on one of our walks about town.  We stopped by Caribou Coffee as part of our normal routine.  We struck up … More Divine Summons 15