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Adam is a minister, grad student, and husband living life at the intersection of faith, passion, and purpose. 

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fresh perspectives

At the beginning of May, Allison and I went on a 10 day adventure that took us to London, Paris, and Brussels. It was an awesome trip that challenged and shaped us in much larger ways than either of us anticipated. There’s something powerful about seeing and interacting with some of history’s greatest monuments, works of art, and walking the streets that inspired some of the greatest theologians,…

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#DOSUMMER16

Don’t you hate how fast the summer goes? Yesterday was the first official day of summer and it already feels like it’s winding down. Summer, maybe more than any other season, can get away from us if we let it.

It’s time we do something with summer and leverage its uniqueness to help us grow and refine ourselves.

Two weeks ago Jon Acuff encouraged his readers to participate in a project he’s…

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another week...

another week…

Sundays are weird days. Sometimes they feel like the end of the week and other times they feel like the beginning. Regardless of which way they go, all of them have one thing in common: they remind me of all the things left undone. On Sundays I look back over my planner in preparation for the next week only to be reminded of what didn’t get done – to be reminded of the things I put off “until…

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6x6

To get things done in the rush and ruckus of life you have to know where you're going.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

-Ferris Bueller

2015 has been a crazy, awesome year. So much has happened, but at the same time there is so much that has been left undone. This year gone by in the blink of an eye and I can’t help but wonder: where did all the time go?

I lived every second of the past 11+ months, but I spent some of it…

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start strong

Writing this post I recognize many of you are already back into the grind of your fall routines. Some of you are undergrad students, some of you are grad students, some of you are parents with children who have gone back to school, some of you are partners in ministry, and some of you are several of those things combined. I realize you’re back in (or about to be) your daily grind and I thought…

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genuine and authentic leaders

NEW POST. life together #3

The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants or Jesus and the brethren.

– Life Together pp.109

Sometimes I come across quotes that deserve more than highlighting. When I come across these sorts of quotes I fold the page over as a way to remind me, “Hey, there’s some GOLD on this page.” The quote at the top of this post is one of those page-folding types of quotes. I was…

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first time

NEW POST.first time

A few years ago I read a blog post by Jon Acuff that has greatly impacted my life and ministry. I owe a lot to Jon and would highly encourage you to check him out if you’re interested in navigating next steps or just getting better at the vocation you love. Seriously…you should stop reading this and head on over to http://www.acuff.me… I’ll be here when you get back….

In the post that comes…

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around the table 6.14

NEW POST. around the table 6.14

At that time, the church in Jerusalem began to be subjected to vicious harassment. Everyone except the apostles was scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria. Some pious men buried Stephen and deeply grieved over him. Saul began to wreak havoc against the church. Entering one house after another, he would drag off both men and women and throw them into prison.

– Acts 8.1-3 (CEB)

Comm…

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building foundations

Foundations are interesting. Our focus is always on what is built on the foundation and the foundation isn’t ever really our focus. They’re the most important part of our homes and workplaces, but we never pay any attention to them unless there’s something wrong.

I was at a conference with our students a few weeks ago where the main speaker did a leader’s session that was meant to encourage the…

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summer goals update #1

NEW POST. summer goals update #1

It’s June!

A few weeks ago I posted about my summer goals and challenged myself to stop putting them off and get to work! It’s been a few weeks so it’s time to stop and evaluate where I am and where I need to go from here.

How are your goals coming? Do you ever stop to assess where you’ve come from and create a new trajectory for where you need to go?

Personal 

Write out a Psalm a day.

I’ve been…

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around the table 5.31

Mary said, “With all my heart I glorify the Lord! In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior. He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant.

Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored because the mighty one has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

He shows mercy to everyone, from one generation to the next, who honors him as God. He has shown…

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do stuff | GET INVOLVED

NEW POST.do stuff | GET INVOLVED

The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. A sense of awe came over everyone. God performed many wonders and signs through the apostles. All the believers were united and shared everything. They would sell pieces of property and possessions and distribute the proceeds to everyone who needed them. Every day, they met…

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do stuff | GROW

NEW POST. do stuff | grow

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

– Leo Tolstoy

In my last post I introduced a teaching series I’ve been working on this semester called DO STUFF: 4 ways to grow God’s kingdom this summer. Those 4 things are GROW, GET INVOLVED, GO, GUIDE. Each of these four things are important, but we can’t accomplish any of the other three if we don’t have number 1:…

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do stuff | preview

NEW POST. do stuff | preview

Throughout the month of May I’ve been building a teaching series called DO STUFF: 4 ways to grow God’s kingdom this summer. I’ve built it from scratch and gone to great lengths to develop original content because I’m hoping to submit it to Download Youth Ministry this summer. Once I get the final draft (the one, hopefully, approved by DYM) I’ll post it here as well.

Over the next few days I’m…

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NEW POST. around the table | 5.17 When a great crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one city after another, he spoke to them in a parable: "A farmer went out to scatter his seed.

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start

NEW POST. start

Finals are finished and year two of four is behind me.

Thanks be to God.

The verdict is still out on my Hebrew fate; but finals are done, summer is upon us, and I can’t do anything about it now.

Now it’s time to START.

Each year I set goals for the summer. I set personal goals, professional goals, and passion goals. That sounds like  a lot, but some of them are pretty simple, daily things. I set…

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leverage or log off

Confession: A lot of my time has been wasted on BuzzFeed articles like “32 Pictures That Will Give You Intense Elementary School Flashbacks.” That’s real, by the way, it’s in my browser tabs as I write this post.

You’re welcome for your next distraction from something immeasurably more important.

If you measured my productivity you would skip disgust completely and go straight to attention-span…

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