Last Sunday in Indiana

Hanging out with our students and friends in Indiana. Love you guys!

Down the stretch they come

Seminary classes have officially ended and I am now down to a take home course and some finals. We thought we would share this picture from our Marriage & Family banquet. These are our instructors and friends Dr. and Mrs. Cutrer. They, along with others, have been a great help and encouragement to us during our time here. So while we break the tape on this race, the gun fires as we begin another one. Of course, all these are a part of a much bigger race with much higher stakes. We've had several things going on in the past week and will add some more pictures and stuff soon.

Update

I wanted to let you all know, in case you didn't already, about some big changes coming up for us at the end of this month. God has led us to accept a ministry position at First Baptist Church in Bluff City, Tennessee. I will be starting there as an Associate Pastor on January 1st which gives us a much needed breather after graduation on December 8th. We are very excited about the opportunity that is before us and yet our hearts are saddened to be leaving so many wonderful people at our church. We have made many lifelong friends who are family to us and we will continue to hold them close to our hearts and keep in touch. We really appreciate all your prayers during this time of transition for us! We will update you on our new information, probably through an e-mail, as it comes along. We hope you all have a great week!

It's about TIME

It is not normally this often that I throw stuff on here to read, but I could not resist when I saw this article in Time Magazine. I think it shares the heart cry of what a generation is thirsting for and how many churches have missed out in providing it. It is certainly true of the students I have shared life and ministry with in Indiana. Isn't this where we should have been all along!? For those who are involved in student ministry, which I hope is every one of you at some level, don't sell your students short by sugarcoating the gospel that calls people of all ages to lay down their lives. Even more importantly, don't sell God short by pretending we have to package something else along with Him as if He were not interesting enough. Trends will come and go and what is cool today may be a yawnfest next week, but if a student catches even a glimpse of God for who He truly is, their entire world will be turned upside down. When our students take time to really consider what God may do in their life for His glory, you'd better step back, or better yet, take off running with them.