Fly Fishing Nor Cal
I specialize in fly fishing from a drift boat on the Lower Sacramento or wading the Upper Sacramento RiverNorthern California has some of the best fly fishing in the United States without the crowds that many of the rivers in Montana, Colorado, and Alaska attract. With year-round fisheries for trout, steelhead, striper, and more, it’s hard to imagine a better location for those who love fly fishing!
If you want to get out, you can book me through Confluence Outfitters.
After five years of pastoring, what have I learned?
Tim Raymond prompted me to think about this question since he just wrote "What I have learned after five years of pastoring." I pretty much agree with all of his list, which included: Pastoral ministry requires far more courage than I ever dreamed. Expositional...
The Ultimate Purpose of Racial Reconcilation
As I've been reading through the Revelation of Jesus Christ that was recorded by the apostle John, I've noticed that a recurring them is worship. Time and time again, we see angels, angelic beings, creatures, and people caught up in the worship. In chapter one, John...
A Great False Dilemma for American Churches: Evangelism vs. Discipleship
Our society is full of false dichotomies. We're constantly told to pick one or the other and the assumption is that many of the choices we have are mutually exclusive ideas. You have to be either Republican or Democrat. You have to either love President Obama or hate...
A.W. Pink on Election’s Design
"God’s design in our election was that we should be holy: “According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him” (Eph. 1:4). There has been much difference of opinion among the commentators as to...
What’s the most pressing issue for the Church to deal with?
Friends, I'm interested to know what you believe is the most important issue that is facing the Church, specifically here in the western world (North America & Europe). Homosexuality? Abortion? War? Post-modernism? Gender issues? These are some of the popular...
*NEW* Blog Category: Racial Reconciliation
In the history of Christianity, we find that there have been some absolutely horrific stories of racism and abuse and slavery. I've had many conversations with non-Christians who cannot understand how slavery was promoted and defended by "Bible-believing Christians."...
There Will Always Be Critics of Revival
Often, before God sovereignly chooses to pour out His Spirit upon His people, they must become broken and in such despair that their only hope is for God's presence to come. Nothing else matters. But that desperation rarely is the default position of humanity. God...
The Apostle John’s Purpose for Writing 1 John
The apostle John wrote a historical narrative (the Gospel According to John), an apocalyptic vision (the Revelation of Jesus Christ), and three epistles (1 through 3 John). Each of his contributions to the New Testament had their specific function and purpose, and one...
Sometimes I just want to “go” to church…
Yes, I'm well aware of the fact that we do not go to church and that we are the church. I've heard that statement a billion times and I've probably also said it a billion times. Every time my kids say, "are we going to church?", I say, "We don't go to church, we are...
Four Reasons Why You Should Attend Weekly Worship
With the onslaught of summer, families are often confronted with the decision of whether or not to make the public corporate worship of Jesus Christ a first priority or to allow other events and activities to become the focus. Here's four quick reasons why I believe...
