Much has gone on since my last post. We returned from our family vacation on May 14th, and I have to say that by God’s grace it was the most enjoyable, relaxing, and spiritually refreshing vacation we have had in a long time. We started off enjoying the beauty of God’s creation in Southern Utah. What a joy to be able to remind my children that the only reason why we were able to truly enjoy the beauty of God’s creation is because we know the God who created all of it. And the only reason we know the God of creation is because He chose to reveal himself to us through His word and through His Son.
The picture with these men from Spokane reminded me why as a church we must be committed to training men for full time vocational ministry. Every single one of these men will be going to different parts of the country to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to a world in desperate need of a Savior. And each of these men was trained for ministry here at FBC through what was then known as the “Men of God” program. The Lord has used each of them to shape me in my role as a pastor in one way or another.
It was also an encouraging time for my children to watch their daddy walk across the stage to receive his diploma. It was actually quite an emotional time for me as I walked across the stage, because of all my family sacrificed as I went through Seminary. Many thanks to LaNae who encouraged me to press on to study and write papers; many thanks to LaNae for reminding the kids that daddy needed to study; many thanks to LaNae for her sacrifice.
Jessica Hoch and Arianna Tobin coordinated a reception the Spokane graduates. Many thanks to them for putting this together. During the reception Juli McKitterick said, she almost cried when I walked across the stage because she remembered how hard it was for our family. I told her, I did cry as I walked across the stage. This walk across the stage confirmed that I was done with my career as an RN and am now a pastor. I am extremely grateful for the privilege of being a pastor.
Much has gone on since my last post. We returned from our family vacation on May 14th, and I have to say that by God’s grace it was the most enjoyable, relaxing, and spiritually refreshing vacation we have had in a long time. We started off enjoying the beauty of God’s creation in Southern Utah. What a joy to be able to remind my children that the only reason why we were able to truly enjoy the beauty of God’s creation is because we know the God who created all of it. And the only reason we know the God of creation is because He chose to reveal himself to us through His word and through His Son.
The picture with these men from Spokane reminded me why as a church we must be committed to training men for full time vocational ministry. Every single one of these men will be going to different parts of the country to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to a world in desperate need of a Savior. And each of these men was trained for ministry here at FBC through what was then known as the “Men of God” program. The Lord has used each of them to shape me in my role as a pastor in one way or another.
It was also an encouraging time for my children to watch their daddy walk across the stage to receive his diploma. It was actually quite an emotional time for me as I walked across the stage, because of all my family sacrificed as I went through Seminary. Many thanks to LaNae who encouraged me to press on to study and write papers; many thanks to LaNae for reminding the kids that daddy needed to study; many thanks to LaNae for her sacrifice.
Jessica Hoch and Arianna Tobin coordinated a reception the Spokane graduates. Many thanks to them for putting this together. During the reception Juli McKitterick said, she almost cried when I walked across the stage because she remembered how hard it was for our family. I told her, I did cry as I walked across the stage. This walk across the stage confirmed that I was done with my career as an RN and am now a pastor. I am extremely grateful for the privilege of being a pastor.
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