Say goodbye to Summer!!!

Tomorrow morning when we wake up we can officially say hello to the Fall Season of 2009!  Becca and I love the fall.  The cooler air that blesses you in the morning, the changing of the colors, the holiday season that is just around the corner!  I constantly feel God’s presence in my life, but [...]

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3 years!!!!

Becca and I celebrated 3 years of marriage this past weekend at the Inn on Biltmore Estate!  We honeymooned at Biltmore & they were offering some exciting end of summer getaway packages…so we spent 2 days and 1 night at a place where we could stay forever!  It was a very special weekend as we [...]

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Kicking off UMYF in Style!!

What a night it was!  The Hill at First Farragut was FILLED with over 50 students as we kicked off a new year of UMYF chaos!  Incredible games, prizes, and food…and most importantly, the Gospel!  The youth group continues to explode and their excitement for Christ is real!  As I looked around the room last [...]

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The rain brings reflection

             Everything seems to slow down when the rain falls.  The smell of hot coffee is circulating through my office as I brew some Sumatra for my friends.  The rain is falling outside my window and will continue to fall throughout our Thursday.  So much is happening right now in my life, both at home [...]

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First Farragut Follies Tonight!

                        We are holding the second annual First Farragut Follies tonight as we kick off our Wednesday night programming here at the church.  It should be an awesome night of food and fellowship!  Please make sure if you are someone who considers First Farragut home or even if you’ve just come as a visitor that [...]

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First day of school!!!!

            Although it doesn’t apply to me I always feel the nerves on behalf of my youth group.  I remember going back to school very well…and there was always a mix of emotions.  Excitement, nervousness, sadness, anger.  I’m thankful to be out of school now but I feel as though I still somehow play a [...]

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Youth JAM fast approaching!!!!

               When the summer at FFUMC ends all of the youth know that YOUTH JAM is right around the corner.  We began our fall retreat journey together in the fall of 2007 as we launched the first ever YOUTH JAM FALL RETREAT.  The JAM stands for JESUS AND ME, and over the course of our [...]

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Almost one month completed!

          3 1/2 weeks ago I set out on an interesting journey…. MARATHON TRAINING!  I’m almost one month into my 4 month program that will have me prepared for the shop with a cop marathon in November.  To say that I’m getting my rear end handed to me would be an understatement!  The training program includes 4 [...]

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First staff meeting of the fall! (is it fall?)

                    I’m not sure that the weather outside would agree with the whole idea of the fall season right now…but if you are on a church staff you know that the fall is upon us!  We have our first staff meeting today after a CRAZY summer of activities and trips.  Our Wednesday night fall programming kicks off [...]

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Iowa…always feels like home.

                    I’m on a hot streak right now as I just realized that over the course of 13 months I will have made 4 trips to my home state of Iowa!  Last November Becca Surprised me with a trip to see the Hawkeyes play in Kinnick Stadium (a game we WON).  Just last month I [...]

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