Sunday, September 25, 2011

my house on a FSBO site

Here is a link to a new site that our home is listed on.

FSBO Houses in Mattoon Illinois | ForSaleByOwner.com - FSBO

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

50. complete.



I just finished a goal that I really didn't think I would be able to do.

On Memorial Day, May 30, Joy and I established a goal to run 50 miles by July 1 ... our vacation. I had one month to run 50 miles. Fifty miles. FIFTY MILES.

At that point I had ran one 5k and probably had not ran 50 miles in my entire life.

But goals keep us motivated, thus we set the 50-mile run goal.

Tonight, I completed it. On June 27 my three-mile run tonight tipped the measuring stick to 51.5 miles since Memorial Day.

Feels so good to be getting healthy.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Father's Day--speaking about football

Brings back some MJFL memories. I'm #87 in the team pic.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Why I Coach


That's me at the pitching machine. That's my son Dakota on first base. This is our first game of a summer season of baseball, having fun, and hopefully winning a lot of games. (We won our first one!)


Confession: I didn't play much baseball growing up. I played summer league up until junior high. Never played school baseball.

Now I'm coaching. Why?
1. I want to be intentional about investing in my boys' lives. This is a great opportunity to spend more time together.

2. I want to be intentional about investing in my community. I want my 11 boys on my team to have the greatest season ever. That means they learn the game of baseball, learn teamwork, learn respect, and learn how to build some self confidence.

3. I get to build new relationships with some families and parents I would not have had the opportunity to meet. What a great way to build bridges into my community and into people's lives.

4. Coaching is a lot of fun. This age group of boys is in the learning stages of baseball, so you get to see great improvement over the season. It's rewarding to watch them get better over the summer season.

(Thanks Blake for the photo.)

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

One Of Our Easter Elements

We wanted to show a contrast from evil/sin to the awesome light of God.
Here's what we did during the opening song of our worship set.

Marvelous Light Easter Creative Element 2011 from Evan Courtney on Vimeo.


Read Evan Courtney's blog post on a better how/why of the element.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Easter ramblings



Let me ramble for a few...

1. THANK YOU to all the amazing volunteers who made Easter a wonderful weekend at The Fields. The hospitality teams, Family Life teams, creative arts, behind-the-scenes people...everyone and anyone who played a part in serving on Easter....You did great! I appreciate every effort, every minute invested, and every attention to detail you gave to make Easter awesome. It takes an army of volunteer team member to be an effective church..... thanks for being on the team! I couldn't ask for a better group of people to serve alongside.

2. Thanks for bring people and bragging on a God who can impact their lives. People matter.

Let me say this again...people matter.

We gathered 278 people for Easter this year. That's a 41 percent increase from our average attendance on any given weekend these past several months. Also, it's a 22 percent increase in attendance from the past two previous Easter gatherings in 2009 and 2010. Is this about numbers? Nope...It's about lives. Thanks for helping gather 278 lives into The Fields Church this past weekend to hear the most powerful epic story ever experienced on this planet.

3. You invited someone and they didn't come? It's OK. Keep building relationships with people who need some spiritual direction. Keep investing in their lives. Keep advancing the incredible work of Jesus and His hope to a hurting world.

4. What's next? We are ready to move forward. There is summer camp for the kids and youth. Special events for men and women, and we are ready to gather again this weekend for another powerful time of worship and teaching at The Fields. Check out www.thefeldslive.com or our Facebook page for more details.

I love our church!

And here's some pics from our Gathering. {click for PICS}

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Entering 2011

Happy New Year