my brother (in law) the pilot

This is Joe's work vehicle. And you thought your company minivan was a great deal. Read a good article here.

Joe was one of the first volunteers we recruited in our student ministry here in State College. He and his brother Sam had spent the summer prior to our arrival living in a local town with other college students with the intention of living missionally. Sam and Joe were instrumental in shaping our ministry, recruiting other great leaders, and inspiring students to follow Jesus.

Fast forward almost ten years and you'll find Joe, now married to Kim's sister, being a dad to Wes, and the proud new dad. Joe's got a heart for ministry, and that no where more evident than in his own household. I love to talk with Joe about the state of the church, the transformation that Jesus continues to lead us to, and how that all plays out in the day-to-day. Joe is good with his hands (woodworking, or pretty much any thing else around the house/garage), good with his head (teaches pilots to fly, teaches college students to follow Jesus), and good with his heart (he loves his family).

I know--it sounds like I have a man-crush on Joe. This didn't start out to be a How Great Is This Guy piece. But the simple truth is that Joe is a man who is living by his convictions and letting Jesus shape his priorities. We all need someone like him in our lives to help us get after it...