Posts with the tag “new-life-downtown”
Chaos, confidence and a car crash...
November 22nd, 2024
It’s been about three weeks since Leigh-Ann and Ian had an unexpected adventure on Troost Avenue in Kansas City. This adventure involved a car accident, a traumatized dog, and plenty of calls to each ... Read More
Donuts with Dad...
April 12th, 2024
A few weeks ago, my youngest son Ian invited me to join him for “Doughnuts with Dad” at his school. I must admit, the prospect of waking up early to hang out in a cafeteria filled with elementary scho... Read More
Come from behind...
March 15th, 2024
Over the past few days, my newsfeed has been popping with NFL teams making moves by trading, signing, and releasing football players. Although I’ve never had to deal with this sort of stress, every na... Read More
Significance...
January 19th, 2024
Super Bowl LVIII will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2024. This will be a game between the two best football teams in the world (at least at the time ... Read More
Light on the horizon...
November 10th, 2023
It’s been a week since we observed Daylight Savings Time.We did get an extra hour of sleep, however, we’ve also lost an hour of daylight….every…single…day.As we were driving home just past 6 pm today,... Read More
Genius Dad Move...
June 30th, 2023
For the past several days our family has been on vacation in Branson, MO and we’ve actually enjoyed the hot, steamy weather because we’ve spent most of our time at one of the pools or on the lazy rive... Read More
THAT LITTLE...
February 24th, 2023
One of my favorite YouTube Videos of all time is Mark Rober’s Backyard Squirrel Maze. I have five kids and have seen my share of Dude Perfect, Mr. Beast, KC Chiefs, and of course the New Life CityChur... Read More
FINDING FAMILY...
February 10th, 2023
The dinner table is central to the strength of our family. And even though Leigh-Ann is the backbone of our meals, everyone is expected to help.We prioritize dinner because there is something powerful... Read More
CHANGING SEASONS...
February 3rd, 2023
This past week has been great…especially for our daughter Sophia. It began with a surprise offer for tickets for the Chiefs V. Bengals game on Sunday night…only eighteen rows up on the twenty-yard lin... Read More
MASTERS OF THE PLASTERS...
December 23rd, 2022
It is officially Christmas break in our household. The kids are out of school and this means there is no more homework, training sessions, or school projects.This also means there is time for new ende... Read More
COFFEE AND CUPCAKE
October 21st, 2022
This afternoon, I had an experience…I’ve been studying for several hours and decided to venture down into the church kitchen for a cup of coffee…and to my absolute enjoyment, I also found a cupcake.Th... Read More
“Smashing the Patriarchy”
June 23rd, 2022
A few days ago, I was at a coffee shop with Pastor Don Lewis and Lee Bramlett for a meeting about fatherhood and the opportunities with Good Dads KC. We shared some of the amazing examples of God’s tr... Read More
RETIRING...
June 17th, 2022
Today I saw a headline about an NFL player who is retiring to spend his life spreading the gospel.Khari Willis is a three-year veteran for the Indianapolis Colts. He started almost all of his games du... Read More