I had a few people ask for a copy of the eulogy that I read today at Dan’s funeral. Below are the words that I said. Hi, my name is Todd Porter and Dan Nagele was my youth pastor growing up. Daniel Alan Nagele was born on August 1, 1962 in Kingston, NY and was […]
I came back from another mission trip and it once again has changed me, but this time it seems a little different. I saw something while I was on this trip to Guatemala with Faith In Action that completely humbled me. It really ruined me. It wasn’t until I read the final day in our devotion and […]
I recently was having a conversation with someone about why I volunteer for the Anthony Muñoz Foundation (AMF). They jokingly asked if it was the opportunity to golf at the TPC River’s Bend for a VERY reduced rate, which is the thank you to the people who volunteered for AMF’s annual Hall Of Fame Golf Classic. I told them […]
Dear Friends and Family, In November of 2014, Hannah and I will be traveling with a team from The River Church to Guatemala. We will be working with the Faith In Action Ministries (fiaministries.com) to continue their calling to bring hope to the forgotten peoples of Guatemala by laboring alongside them, and by being testimonies […]
I have had a few people ask me about the differences and my preferences between Apple TV and Roku. So I will do my best to explain them here. First, I have to be honest that both of them have their pluses and minuses. Both are great products and I recommend both. I don’t think that you can […]
Some of you may know that back in February my wife and I went to Haiti on a mission trip through Northwest Haiti Christian Mission (NWHCM). It was an amazing time where we had the opportunity to serve the people of Haiti. There was an eye team that was down there at the same time and so we […]
Carlos Whittaker has challenged his social media followers to get fit by the fourth of July and I have accepted this challenge. I have already started the process about two weeks ago when I started the Advocare 24 Day Challenge, but I liked the idea of joining up with a group of people to do this. I […]
On Sunday, March 16, I spoke in my church about our spending habits. Before anyone gets nervous I want to put you at ease and let you know that I was talking primarily about our time. When I was in Haiti in February of this year as I was going through our team devotional that Northwest […]
I am looking forward to learning a ton of stuff today at the first WordCamp in Dayton. I have a feeling that today and tomorrow will be like drinking from a firehose, but it will be fun to learn more about WordPress. One of the things that I need to start doing more is blogging and I […]
*Littlebig man.Big enough,small enough.Big enough to be God,small enough to be baby.Big enough to create the earth,small enough to crawl on the earth.Big enough to rule us,small enough to serve us.Big enough to know our names,small enough to know His name.“God with us.”This is a Merry Christmas