Woah, looks like we have a super fun, happy topic today! (That’s sarcasm, in case you didn’t catch it.) Suffering. It’s one of the most difficult mysteries of our Faith to understand. Why do we suffer? Why would a God...

  As you have done unto the least of these so you do unto me- Jesus Not the Jesus I was Expecting: I saw Jesus on Saturday in a rundown part of town and I didn’t recognize her. Yes, her. I...

This weekend I had the privilege to be the cantor at a Catholic wedding. It was at a beautiful little church amidst the hills of south Austin called St. Catherine of Sienna. The ceremony was touching, and as a hopeless...

The other day I found myself thinking back to a particular moment in my life, about 3 years ago. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you might know that from the summer of 2008 to November...

“Are you waiting on God or something else?” That was the question that was posed to me today, and it stopped me dead in my tracks. But you obviously have no idea what led up to this moment, so let’s...

Seems to me things are getting a little antsy around Austin. I see more evangelism around me than ever, but I see more frustrated faces as well. Perhaps with the rise of Gospel-spreading has come the rise of harvest-hoping, and...

“Before God can use you greatly, He must test you deeply.” This is what caught my eye today amidst the many facebook status updates on my newsfeed. That’s the neat thing about being facebook friends with pastors and other people...

Naturally Automatic Have you noticed that just about everything in our world can be automated for us? Automatic transmissions are the norm and most of us never learn to drive standard. It seems almost awkward to me to have to...

Everyone gathered around the table as we presented a decadent fudge chocolate oreo cookie brownie cake lit with candles, loudly singing “Happy Birthday.” He smiled while looking slightly uncomfortable from all the attention, yet simultaneously glad about all the fuss...

The other day I got punched in the gut. Well, not literally, but it was definitely a wake-up call. Have you ever had one of those moments where you see or hear something and immediately go “Oh my gawd, what...