Ok, let’s keep this simple. Most parents and grandparents want to create some cool memories this New Year with their kids … Most kids want to be on their phones in this New Year … So, let’s combine those things! Call a family meeting. Tell everyone to get out their phones. Open Instagram. Then … […]
This past weekend me and my son traveled to the 25th Annual Jerome Jamboree. This is one of the largest gatherings of VW Bus enthusiasts in the country. From the moment we arrived we could feel an odd kinship with these strangers. This post contains a few short stories and about 40 of my favorite […]
Over the past two decades of my life I have owned three vintage VW buses. The last one was at Discovery Church in Simi Valley, California. I literally had “mobile office” lettering put on the side of the bus and would spend many Thursday afternoons parked at Zuma Beach in Malibu. If you wanted to […]
I don’t know how you would answer that question, but I am a pastor, and I own a Porsche. To live curiously and collect curious things does not always make sense to everyone. Twenty years ago when I was a youth pastor in Indianapolis, I wrote three books for youth pastors: Things They Didn’t Teach […]
Last night I took my 14-year-old son Cole (@colelclark) to his first U2 concert. It was a gift for me as a dad to spend a killer night at a concert where I knew the band would not violate my trust. It was an amazing adventure, and, as expected, there was zero profanity and no […]
It was a year ago when our 15 year old daughter told us she wanted to do something different for her 16th birthday. Rather than receive gifts, she wanted to give to someone in need. She didn’t want to receive any birthday gifts but instead to ask family and friends to donate money that would build a […]
I’m excited to announce that I will be leading a trip to the Dominican Republic this summer with CCV and GO Ministries. I have been to the Dominican Republic about a dozen times and I’m stoked to take a small group of 15 people to see the impact that’s being made long term. We can […]
This blog is as much about art and inspiration as it is information. So, I have decided I will share with you stories from some of my favorite photographers, artists, entrepreneurs, creators and innovators. They inspire me to see the world, what God is doing and what God has already done in unique, fresh ways. The […]
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