Had dinner last night at Fleming’s Steakhouse in Newport Beach, CA. Really enjoyed the drive up Pacific Coast Highway to get there. Southern California is one beautiful and cool place.

A group of twenty pastors are hanging out with Brian Houston from Hillsong Church in Australia. So good to see my friends Dino Rizzo and Marc Cleary from Healing Place Church and Rob Ketterling from River Valley Church.

Also great to make a few new friends! Finally met Chris Hodges from Church of the Highlands and Dale O’Shields from Church of the Redeemer in the DC area. We had to go all the way to San Diego to meet!

I’ve learned that ministry can be awfully lonely! Like every other occupation, it has its unique challenges. But one of them is pastors feeling like they don’t have friends. I’m so grateful for a handful of pastor friends. We don’t hang out a lot, but we always pick up right where we left off when we get together!

Had a blast laughing and talking and eating last night!