You're a Mean One Mrs. Grinch

Okay. I promise this is not a mushy post but I love being married to Jessica. Not because of all the clichés you hear married folks say, but it is discovering the things about her that you would never imagine. For example, everyone who knows me knows

You're On My List (and I don't mean X-Mas)

The other day, I put a post on twitter @PKSomerville where I asked everyone to “Write a list of things that were important?" An amazing thing happened when I put the post up.

Create More

Yesterday was another great day on the journey. Jess and I had the chance to serve persons who truly would be categorized as Amazing. One Voice Nation recently partnered with the Building and Restoring Hope to provide

No. Thank you

I had an incredible time tonight! Though I was away from my immediate family, I was with my new family and it was such a life giving time for me. With all the transitions taking place

Take-Backs, Do-Overs, or Reset Buttons.

A few days ago, Jess and I were taking a leisurely walk in our neighborhood park when we happened to notice a mother and daughter walking in front of us. We have all seen this before. The little girl was walking along the path about ten feet in front of her mother laughing, playing, and enjoying her independence when suddenly she

Criminal Confession I

Here I am again about to do something that I would have rather not; Confess. My confession will probably cause me some shame; perhaps cause some people to turn on me and even usher in the arrival of newly motivated haters. But this morning I realized after a very difficult night that the only way I can move forward on this new journey that God has me on is to confess my crime.

Interested Supporters

Tonight I had an excellent conversation about the difference between a supportive person and someone who is interested in your dreams. If you are like me, you probably thought that a supportive person and one who is interested in your dreams were the same thing. However, as Jessica and I continue to learn about each other and journey together, I have found

Friendship Is as Friendship Does

Tonight I spoke with long-time friends, confidant and mentors Mark, Eddie and Cyril. Three of many friends that play a significant role in my life. They not only hold the typical role of always being able to count on them but they play...

Goodbye...

Today was one of the hardest days I have had in a very long time. After several years of partnership, friendship and relationship, today I had to say goodbye to my...

Who are you riding with?

Today Jess and I were driving to learn about another piece to this gigantic puzzle which is my life. Without going into great detail about the puzzle or this piece I will just say that it will be the greatest challenge I will have faced my entire life. Not only does this piece of the puzzle reveal...

Love When It Hurts

Man I love it when God comes through. I can honestly say one of life’s greatest joys is when I ask God for something very specific and it arrives almost gift wrapped just like I wanted it. Unlike other people,...

Assistant Preachers Of...

Lately, a lot of people have been asking me to comment on the new show on TV called Preachers of L.A.  At first I didn't understand why it was causing such an uproar since I had not seen the program. But then I noticed it became the negative subject matter of almost every preacher around the country. So I decided to take a look at the back episodes to see what the concern might be. After Jess and I watched three episodes, I finally began to see.  Unfortunately,..

What's The Big Idea

So one of the things that happens whenever I do something without knowing the end result is I try to come up with contingency plans. Since I was a little kid, I have been coming up with plans my mom call "schemes" as a defense mechanism when my patience runs out. And guess what?...

Baby Steps In The Dark

So I’m sitting here last night next to my wife looking at my Brooklyn Nets lose the season opener and suddenly the thought of what this faith walk means for Jess and I in the upcoming months pops in my head. It's like a baby taking steps in the dark!!! Have  you ever seen...

Impulsive

About two weeks ago, Jessica and I attended a one week intensive leadership conference in Arkansas where the first thing we did was take a character/behavior assessment profile. Well my results came back exactly like the other $500.00 assessments did stating that one of my primary behaviors is to be impulsive. It also warned that since I was impulsive that I should be careful to take time to deliberate any major decisions needed to be made. Interestingly enough, her profile came back the exact opposite. In a nut shell it said she may take too long to make decisions. Well today, my wife came home with the brilliant idea for us to challenge each other. For the next 30 days, I will take 30 minutes after any new ideas before executing them and she will execute any new ideas she comes up with within 30 minutes of having the thought. The problem with this is...

In The Beggining

I remember my first day of Seminary as if it was yesterday. There I was, bright eyed, enthusiastic about God, and eager to learn everything I could in order to one day become the best Pastor that ever lived. The only problem was it would not be