I as a member of the Element family and leader of Set-Up is asking for anyones help with a purchase of a vehicle to tow the trailer. I have spoken with Element's leadership and we have been looking to purchase a truck or a passenger van to be able to pull the trailer. As we all know Brian has been pulling the trailer when possible and Eric has been a tremendous help with pilling it at other times. Well the Phipps family has been given a plan by GOD to move to the midwest and continue their work… Continue

this summer, element is taking love to the streets through project ninety.



for ninety days over the summer, element will be following in the footsteps of Jesus by engaging in at least one intentional act of love through service in the community. there will be more posts in the future about project ninety, but i wanted to leave you with a quote i heard this past week that i found to be very powerful...



we do good… Continue

I remember my one audition for an acting position in a college play. It didn’t last long, and when I was done there was no debate about my future in acting… I stunk. :-)



I should have known I was going to fail ahead of time, because I have never been one who is able to hide my feelings. If I am down, I have a hard time presenting otherwise. If I am excited… well, you get the point. The bottom line is that I can’t act.



I think it is safe to say that most people in the world… Continue

For argument’s sake...



I used to love the word “argument.” College & seminary days, along with the accompanying focus on philosophy and theology, sparked passionate debates about issues I once considered to be of critical importance. So critical, in fact, that I blindly accepted the antagonistic word “argument” into my daily vocabulary. In my mind, this practice was the epitome of “iron sharpening iron,” helping us become the best agents of change for Jesus that we could be. I… Continue

Sometimes I wake up and just don’t want to try to take on the day ahead. The challenges of life cause me to want to retreat instead of rising up to meet them. This morning was one of those days. Because of some current life circumstances, I went to bed last night and woke up this morning with a significant amount of fear, anxiety, and depression.



Typically a day like this involves eating a donut or two that i don’t need or ingesting enough coffee to raise the dead. Thankfully today… Continue