briefly

A husband, dad, pastor, designer, reader, thinker, and pretty nice guy located in Austin, TX. If there was a competition for best oral interpretation of And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, I think I would win.

where to find me

  • I serve as the pastor of Austin Mustard Seed, an organic church community start-up in Northwest Austin.
  • In addition to my work as a pastor, I help pay the bills by doing freelance design under the name of Strange Idea Labs.
  • At Creativityist, I blog about shaping both my workflow and soul to enhance creativity. My love for Apple products shines through with an emphasis on Mac hardware and software.
  • Some Strange Ideas has been my personal blog since 2004. Most of my reflections there focus on theology, church leadership, and books.
  • We moved to Austin from Seattle in the summer of 2008. To document our family’s experiences getting acquainted with Austin, I creating a blog called Austinized. So far, it has mostly been about my obsession with finding good coffee.

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