Christian, husband, and father. Catch me singing worship or running sound at PAZ Tokyo East on Sundays. Sharing experience from 11+ years of life and ministry around Tokyo.
If you haven't checked out Google's doodle for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics yet, click on their themed image! Behind the pixel art is a Japanese culture-inspired Olympic role-playing game. Created in Tokyo with love by animation studio STUDIO 4°C. Here's the
In no particular order, here are 29 life lessons for my last 29 years: 1. Jesus is always faithful to provide for us. 2. A grateful attitude is not optional. 3. Exercise is important. 4. Life is the longest thing we'll ever do on Earth. 5. Following God&
You are a leader. Does that surprise you? It's true. It's true because leadership is influence. Being a leader is not a title you receive or a job position. It's also not some mystical ability that only some special people have. You may currently
It's hard to pray when you're worried. But it's hard to be worried when you pray. What are your favorite quotes?
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T'was 10:30 pm on Saturday, February 13th. Invading the dark walls and floorboards, a long quake kept me awake in bed. Earthquake seconds at high magnitude feel like minutes are crawling by with each tremor. In a word, powerlessness. "What do you do now that the
Sometimes, a recurring dilemma pops up in my mind. Not a fun thought to toss around, it's this: "How would I respond in the case the martyrdom was required of me?" More on that in a minute. Morning Micro Lectures This train of thought stopped by
"Know this birth and our Hero’s clan First dawning day lights up the Man A lowly servant, baby boy Christmas’ faith and hope and joy Eternity in two small hands We meet the Son of God who plans Fully predicted, have no doubt Goodness He grows, evil shut
Guess what. We started our Paz English Club outreach again! 🙌🏻 The poster advertisements in our coffee shop make our reboot official, as of this week. Believe it or not. English speakers in Japan can be easy to engage with the Gospel in church services. Rather, those who really are motivated
Focused on my computer, admiring one of my myriad Japanese study tools... my phone went off. *bleep**beep**beeep* Then my computer joined in a timed beeping chorus as well. *bleep**beep**beeep**bleep**beep**beeep* Now, it's real. 😅 Finally, seeing the caller's name appear on
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Right in the thick of in it, I’m preparing for full-time missions work in Japan. 🇯🇵 Life’s been fast paced, white-knuckle even in my transition from teaching. It’s definitely a unique mix of exhilaration and a ton of prayer! One thing that God is using to
Hey friend! Hope you’re thriving and surviving this time-warp of a year. Our perception of time is a strange gift indeed. The many conversations I’ve shared this month about our work in Japan and our fight against suicide have been life-giving. If I haven’t gotten
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Exasperated, spouting machine-gun fire speech, our latest Sunday afternoon guest at Paz Coffee Shop was pouring out her heart to us. Powerfully intelligent, very capable in English, her high-level recollection of recent local incidents in Roppongi and remembrance of other events left her teary eyed and visibly shaken.