Reflection

Recently we took our Youth group to a High Ropes Course in the area. One of the four groups had a student that was having...

For the last several years, I have directed a Kids Camp. I ran all the operations, led the staff, tried to keep everyone safe,...

I just deleted the Facebook app off of my phone. I'm just disgusted with it. Now, I'm not a Facebook hater in the least. I have...

History Being a children's pastor came out of left field for me. I wasn't looking, aiming, or intending to be in children's ministry. It came...

Every winter I create a sledding hill of of the stairs of our deck by clearing the deck of snow and slowly creating a...

Hayward Wesleyan Church has graciously given me a gift of sabbatical starting November 1 through the end of December. I will pause pastoral duties...

Yesterday, Pastor Chad shared some more details about my impending departure at all three services at Hayward Wesleyan Church as well as how things...

"Pastor Jeremy, where do you work?" "What do you do all day, Jeremy?" "Jeremy, did you have a nice vacation at Kids Camp?" These are perfectly valid...

A reflection from my journal dated: May 20, 2014 We are chronically late to school. I could share a number of reasons why, but it...

Amanda and I and our two girls, Sari and Macie, are going to Hungary to visit for a couple of weeks at the end...

This morning, my oldest daughter, Sari, who is 9 years-old, was digging through our journals. She wasn't meaning to do anything conniving, but it...

A friend of mine was sharing a story about a time (some 20 years ago) when he was at Lake Hayward Beach area (in...