I’ve lived here my entire life; 29 years right here in this patch of sand. I only know in part what my wife must feel immensely, what it is to leave a place so familiar. What it is to leave home. This is where I live. This is home for me. I’m ridiculously excited about [...]

I’m heading out to California for the weekend to attend MAN CAMP with my new church. Check out one of the videos the guys on the staff put together. You can see the others over HERE if you think that one’s funny. Looking forward to hanging with all the guys on the team and the [...]

This will be me.

If you’re a church worker, you’ve probably heard of John Maxwell. He’s like a superhero in the Church. I love the guy. He won me over at a Catalyst Conference a few years ago. More on that later… John has written like 25 books on leadership. He’s a guru on the subject. I own like [...]

This is one of about 50 ridiculous shots from a little bowling adventure last Tuesday. I still have no idea how that happened!

Did some digging and found a website with 42 alternatives to boring old business cards. Check it out HERE! I can think of about a dozen cool ways to use ideas like these in the church. Halloween Party…Black and Orange balloons… Or maybe an air freshener for a teaching series on how to keep things [...]

So, I’ve got some big news! I accepted a position in the high school ministry at Calvary Church of Santa Ana!! Linds and I fell in love with this church and the staff right away. They’ve got huge hearts, an amazing reputation, and a really compelling vision! We’ll be joining a team that already has [...]

I love when my wife shares her heart with the blogworld.

true story. Never a dull moment in the life of Ryan Guard. Maybe God has something up his sleeve in this whole thing…

So I renewed my contract with Sprint a couple months ago and got this It looks sweet, right? I needed something that would sync up with my calendar and email and all that, and it does. But it is a lousy phone! Why? It picks up EVERY single background noise within fifteen feet, and amplifies [...]