It's hard to believe I'm six months into my work with Envision Atlanta. ย Emotionally I've been all over the place through this part of the journey. ย I've had easy days and hard days, ups and downs. ย Somethings have been easy and some things have been hard. ย Most of you who follow my blog either pray … Continue reading 6 Months later…
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Envision Atlanta Update #1
Thank you all who have been following my blog and praying for me and Envision Atlanta. This post is an update post and specifically for my blog post "What New Beginnings Look Like". If you haven't read that post, I would encourage you to start there and then hop back here. Our future ministry center … Continue reading Envision Atlanta Update #1
Missions According to Children
After six months of startup, Pete Brokopp, my boss has finally moved to town. ย We've been busy trying to get ready for our first teams to come to Atlanta so we can teach them what we know about missions in your own back yard. ย To make this happen we've been working on contracts for our … Continue reading Missions According to Children
T-Shirt Theology
As I was going through my t-shirts the other day and I noticed one I hadnโt worn in a while.ย My โWโsโ t-shirt.ย Now if you donโt know who the โWโsโ are, you missed out.ย They were a ska/swing band back in the late โ90s when Christian ska was at its height with the Supertones … Continue reading T-Shirt Theology
The Detriment of My Perfectionism
I've know for a long time that perfectionist get less done than the average person. ย They spend almost as much time on the last 5% of a project as they do on the first 95% (to be perfectly accurate this will very from project to project, just know if you are a perfectionist that you … Continue reading The Detriment of My Perfectionism
If I’m honest…
The NBA playoffs are one of my favorite sporting events to follow. ย Unfortunately for me most of the teams I follow are from the west coast and therefore play much later at night. ย This means that I'm either very tired each morning for nearly two months, or (as is almost always the case) I go … Continue reading If I’m honest…
Hidden Spaces
Hidden in places people tend to avoid are people and smaller spaces that will change your life for the better. ย Places and people who would leave us incomplete had we never seen or met them. ย I wrote this originally in my note book while sitting in Uncommon Grounds Cafe in Aliquippa, PA. ย Paintings hang … Continue reading Hidden Spaces
Yes you have to love the racist too
My role with Envision Atlanta provides me with a lot of opportunities to meet and interact with people from all over the world without even leaving the metro Atlanta area. ย I get to meet Asians and Africans, Middle Easterners and Europeans, North and South Americans and the occasional Australian. ย Atlanta has such a wonderful mix … Continue reading Yes you have to love the racist too
Proud to be a window cleaner
For much of my life, I didn't care what people thought of me. ย At least that's what I told myself. ย I hid behind the "I don't care what people think" mantra. ย One day I woke up and realized that I did in fact care. I looked around me and saw people my age who had … Continue reading Proud to be a window cleaner
What new beginnings look like.
This basement may not look like much, but it may be the future home of Envision Atlanta. It's the basement of an apartment complex in Clarkston, GA. You may see water damage and a mess. I see a bunkhouse and classrooms, a staging ground for future work and a metaphor of the kingdom of Heaven. … Continue reading What new beginnings look like.

