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Send us Fan Mail This is a message I shared at Timothy Lutheran Church on February 5 2023 on Chapter 18 of The Story -Daniel in Exile. Thanks for listening 

Send us Fan Mail This is a message I shared on January 15 2023 at Timothy Lutheran Church. We are going through The Story and after a short break we are starting up in Chapter 15. In this chapter we are introduced to Elijah, Elisha and Hosea. Thanks for Listening! 

Send us Fan Mail This is a message I shared on January 29 2023 at Timothy. We are going through The Story and are on Chapter 17 - The Kingdoms' Fall. This chapter covers the fall of the Kingdom of Judah and the people are sent into exile in Babylon. In Chapter 17 we hear from 2 of Gods prophets - Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Thank you for listening! 

Send us Fan Mail This is a message I shared at Timothy Lutheran Church on January 22 2023. This message covers Chapter 16 of The Story - The Begging of the End. In Chapter 16 we see the northern Kingdom of Israel fall to the Assyrians and we are introduced to the Prophet Isaiah. Thank you for listening!

Send us Fan Mail This is a message I shared on Sunday November 27 2022 at Timothy Lutheran Church. I talked about starting the new church year.  talked about the start of Advent. And I talked about chapter 11 of The Story: The Shepherd becomes a King. Who is your mentor? Who is your friend? Who holds you accountable? Thanks for listening! If you ever have any questions or just need to talk contact...

Send us Fan Mail This message is based on Chapter 10 of The Story and also includes Stewardship Sunday and the Last Sunday of the Church Year. 

Send us Fan Mail This is the message I shared with my friends on November 13 2022 from Chapter 9 of The Story -The Faith of a Foreign Woman based on the Book of Ruth. 

Send us Fan Mail This is a message I shared at Timothy Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs Iowa on Sunday October 24 2021. Building Homes of Prayer Everyday is the six and final chapter of the book Why Pray? from John Devries. I also talk about Bartimaeus the blind beggar who has an encounter with Jesus on the road near Jericho. 

Send us Fan Mail This is the message I shared on August 22 2021 at Timothy Lutheran Church on the Ephesians 5:22-33.  Ephesians 5:33 " However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband." 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of On Tap...we have a first. Amy is the first female that I have interviewed. If I were to list the first female who I would have on the show Amy would probably would not have been on the list. But I couldn't think of a better first female to have on the Podcast. As you will hear we have many things in common. I met Amy through Project 52 (www.p52.org) and she...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of On Tap I had the great pleasure to go on a journey with Pastor John-David Mull of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in West Des Moines Iowa. Pastor john-David is a Texas boy (Fan of the Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, Stars and Texas Tech Red Raiders) who found his way to Iowa. Pastor John-David takes us through his journey as a DCE (Director of Christian Educ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of On Tap I have one of my oldest friends on. Dan and I have been friends for over two decades. Dan is a Pastor and a Math Teacher. I tried to google some cleaver math terms for the name of this episode but I landed on Increase. Dan and I have seen our lives increase in ways we could have never imagined and that is some of the things we chat about in this episode....

Send us Fan Mail It was great to connect with Pastor Nate Liedtke from New Life in Norwalk Iowa. Usually my podcasts are 30 minutes long but when two pastors start talking it goes just a bit longer. We shared many laughs in our conversations on Covid, Sermons and Sermon writing and delivery, Bikes and many more on some of the connections we have. On Tap is meant to capture some of those truly grea...

Send us Fan Mail To start season 2 off I have the opportunity to visit with my friend Tim Schroeder. Tim understands what a true friend is and is not. Some would look at our friendship and think there is nothing special about it. But......they don't know Tim like I do. Tim share some of his thoughts and wisdom to kick off Season 2 and the year 2021. We hope our conversation blesses you in thi...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of 2020....... its just me!! I wrapped up some of my thoughts for 2020. We will return in 2021 with new episodes and new guests enjoying conversation over a beverage. We pray that our conversations bless you in this journey of life. Cheers! Michelob Ultra    www.michelobultra.com Jack Daniels Old #7    www.jackdaniels.com Clip from The Crown  Season 3 Episode...

Send us Fan Mail After a brief hiatus we are back! My guest for this episode is Jeff Eubanks. Jeff and his family just over to southern Florida where he is continuing his education to be a pastor and a chaplin in the Navy. Jeff and his family are all in for Jesus and it was an honor to visit with Jeff and hear about how things are going in his studies and the move. Basil Haydens Bourbon           ...

Send us Fan Mail Today my former boss Chris Thomson joins me to talk about Apologetics. Chris was one of the best bosses I ever had! Many times I would stop into his office to ask something work related and several minutes later I would leave after a great conversation. Chris has a heart and gift for sharing and defending the Christian faith or Apologetics. Apologetics is defined as "reasoned...

Send us Fan Mail Nice, Humble, Approachable.....all words I would use to describe Mike Martens. Mike and I crossed paths over 20 years ago but in the last few years we have heard the same calling from God to step out of our comfort zone and be the men that God has called us to be. Does that mean we have all the answers? NO WAY!!  Mike shares some of his passions and his experience playing college...

Send us Fan Mail We are back after a short 8 week break! I was away taking a summer class at seminary and felt I needed to devote 100% of my efforts to that class...but now that it is done I have invited one of my very best friends (yes say that in your Forest Gump voice when he talks about Bubba) Mike Gathercole. Mike is a former Marine and at the core of our friendship is respect that we have bu...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am sharing a message a gave on Father's Day at The Gate in Ankeny. It is part of a message series titled "The Gospel As". On Father's Day the title was "The Gospel as Property". I had never thought of the Gospel as property before I wrote this message. Frankly I was a bit reluctant to write and give this message because it made me look at...

Send us Fan Mail This week I had the honor to interview Dustin Blythe. Dustin has lost his son and his dad.... and his daughter is in remission from Leukemia. Dustin answers some hard questions and shares what is on his heart and his mind.  We pray that our conversation blesses you and helps you find joy in this journey of life! Cheers!! Project 52 Trees to Remember Program   www.p52.org Toppling...

Send us Fan Mail This week I have the great honor and opportunity to interview David Reddel from Omaha Nebraska. David and I crossed paths on and off many years ago but in the last 5-7 years have been brought together by Peak Challenge. David is one of the most humble guys I know. He has passion for whatever he decides to take on. Whether is a 14er, a 50 or 100 Mile Race, riding his fat bike, or b...

Send us Fan Mail Today my very good friend Steve Kowbel joins On Tap. Todays episode is a bit longer but if you know anything about Steve this is a short conversation for him. We discuss some of the current events going on in our lives and also talk about mission trips. The word "Journey" comes up several time in our conversation. Thanks for listening! You can subscribe to On Tap on iTun...

Send us Fan Mail My first conversation for On Tap is with my good friend Pastor Phil Robarge from Tabor Lutheran Church (https://taborchicago.org) in Chicago Illinois. This past Sunday Pastor Phil talked about being uncomfortable. There are many things that are making us uncomfortable in our lives;  Covid and race relations just to name a few. Give a listen as we unpack what it is to be comfortabl...

Send us Fan Mail I have always liked to listen to podcasts and thought about doing my own. After I was on a friends podcast just a few weeks ago I decided to give it a try.  No shortage of things to talk about! Cornavirus, George Floyd, Ravi and more.  This is my first try! You even get to hear my dog Cooper in the background!!  My hope is that the conversations on this podcast will help you find...