I like mountain biking even where there are no mountains. I like to jog and call it running. I read books to learn stuff. My family is pretty much awesome. ReCAST is the church where I belong. Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I like the color yellow.

Focusing Zeal

Church, Pastors' Blog, Personal, Unity

This week, I am preaching a text that contains over 31 commands!  Yes, it is firehose of instruction that intentionally was written by the apostle Paul to overwhelm us with a portrait of genuine love for one another in the church.  By the end of Romans 12:9-21 we have a pretty amazing picture of what…

Why Membership?

Church, Pastors' Blog, Personal

Ten years ago when ReCAST church was just a baby church, we started with a pretty low view of membership.  In my idealistic and poorly informed view of church membership, I brashly stated to many people that church membership is not something that we see in the Bible.  And so it was de-emphasized for the…