We had dinner with new friends last night (isn’t it the best when you find new couple friends??) and one of them said she thinks everyone should do first year at BSSM, especially if you want to just win at life. And who doesn’t want that? But seeing not everyone has the chance to do… Read More

Walking into the auditorium, my heart pounded with expectation (and some anxiety). Surely when 1100 people sacrifice everything and move their lives across states, countries, even continents, driven by a hunger for more intimacy with God – surely then He will show up. And that’s why we’ve come, not to network or get noticed by the right… Read More

A few people have asked me what life will be like for our family once we get to Redding California, and I start school at BSSM. Well in some ways, your guess is as good as mine and there are some things we will only know once we arrive. But here’s some of what we’re… Read More

In preparation for BSSM I decided to track down the reading list and get a bit of a head start (keener, I know.) I’d heard from a previous first year student that there was a lot of reading and seeing my free time will be limited, thanks to #tornadoandhurricane (aka Cohen and Claire), why not get to it?… Read More