Blue Sky Perspectives

Mother’s Day: Mom’s Lessons, Part 2

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:24:36 +0000

Welcome to Part two of my Mother’s Day tribute to my mom; Mom’s Lessons. If you missed the first lesson, I talked about entitlement. Read it HERE. Today’s lesson comes from a long way back. A lesson I remember her giving to us as just elementary students. Now I don’t have an intense story like [...]

Mother’s Day: Mom’s Lessons, Part 1

admin — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:53:59 +0000

Hey it’s almost Mother’s Day! I love Mother’s Day because it’s just another day I get to express to my mother how important she is to me and how much I love her. But this year is different because my wife is about to experience her first Mother’s Day. Well my mother has been so [...]

Congested Worship

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:20:33 +0000

A little while ago, our beautiful little daughter Aubrie got her first stuffy nose. It was really tough to watch a two month old struggle with congestion. Watching how hard it was for her to breathe was a real sad thing for me. It was sad because I know how wonderful it is when she’s [...]

Faith Refined

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:10:57 +0000

A man who had been married for 10 years wanted to surprise his wife for their anniversary and re-new their vows. He flew her out to Nashville with an elaborate plan to throw her off the trail. Of course life has a very predictable way of keeping us on our toes. Over an exchange of whether or [...]

The Perfect Significance

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:35:40 +0000

Believe it or not, I’m not perfect. I know it’s hard to believe at times. Sometimes I mess up on purpose just to keep myself humble and so others don’t feel inferior. But let me be real honest, I’m 24, so there are a lot of things that I haven’t figured out yet; and rightfully [...]

What Do You Expect? Part 2

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:02:20 +0000

The question I asked in Part 1 was: “So what does it look like to come expectant and to prepare for letting the Holy Spirit move?” If you missed Part 1, check out the link above. As I was preparing for this post, I deemed it appropriate to wait until my beautiful daughter was born. As I awaited the arrival of [...]

What Do You Expect? Part 1

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:44:45 +0000

Worship can be a funny thing sometimes. There are ups and downs, and I’m sad to say that I have noticed in the American church that there are more downs than ups…Except when people are worshiping me. I mean, it’s pretty sweet when everyone worships me, because I’m so awesome. With several schools of thought [...]

The Sunday High

admin — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:46:00 +0000

As a worship pastor, I have my own frustrations. Some that other people may not understand and some that may not be an issue for other worship peeps. What started as a worship frustration has evolved to a church wide frustration. I was having a conversation with a youth pastor recently and we discussed a [...]

TOMS Shoes: Cause or Trend?

admin — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:21:46 +0000

TOMS Shoes is overwhelmingly overrated. Not to mention, they are doing less good than you think. I support the idea of what they are trying to do, but the execution is quite…well…corporate. But hey, this still looks cool. Now listen, the business of TOMS Shoes has done some good, but let’s not run around wearing blindfolds. [...]

Bring On The Rain

admin — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:00:17 +0000

Hey readers, I wanted to give yall a break from me. Try not to cry in public. If you’re reading this in a public place like a Starbucks, I recommend you brave it out and wait to get home to cry. But in my absence, I have another treat for you. My little sis, Amber. She’s [...]