Heyyyyy!!That crazy pastor has tattoos!!Yes, I do have tattoos. Every tattoo I have, has a meaning or a story attached to it. They have opened doorways for conversations with people that may never have spoken in another situation. I have had conversations with believers, and I have had conversations with non-believers. ALL of them, are for the glory of God. Even the eagle with the tabs from my deployments to Iraq are a testament to God’s grace and mercy. I had walked away from the Church and was living a pagan lifestyle, but because God loved me too much to leave me that way, I returned home with some physical ailments and even more unseen scars. Yet, I came home and returned to following Christ. I am not asking you to change any opinions about how you feel about tattoos, that’s not my intention. This page of our site is simply an easier way to explain them to those I encounter. All I ask is that maybe before we judge someone by their tats, Maybe listen to their story first.
Boot Print (Right leg on calf)
The boot print was designed by my good friend Aron Daniels. It is a representation that we are called to be God’s “boots on the ground.” As we live out Christ in our day-to-day life, we should leave that “impression” wherever we go.
My “Life Verse” Isaiah 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
Left Arm (Names of God)ABBA - Father
Romans 8:15
ADONI - My Lord YHWH
Colossians 1:16
AHAVAH - Love
1 John 4:8
AKAL ‘ESH - Consuming Fire
Hebrews 12:29
EHIYEH SH’EHIYEH - I Am that I Am
Exodus 3:14
EL GILBOR - Champion in Battle
Psalm 24:8
EL ROI - The God who sees me
Genesis 16:13-14
EL SHADDAI - Almighty God
Ezekiel 10:5
ELOHIYM AMITIY - True God
1 Thessalonians 1:9
ELOI - He Is
Mark 15:34
HACHAYIYM - The Life
John 1:14
HAMIYLAH - The Word
John 1:1
JEHOVAH - YHWH
John 20:19-23
JEHOVAH JIREH - The Lord will provide
Philippians 4:19
JEHOVAH RA’AH - The Lord is my Shepherd
Psalm 23:1
JEHOVAH RAPHA - The Lord who heals
Exodus 15:26
JEHOVAH SHAMMAH - The Lord is there
Ezekiel - 48:35
MATSUWD - Refuge
Psalm 91:2
MELECH HAMELACHIM - King of Kings
Revelation 19:16
MOSHIYA - Deliverer
2 Samuel 22:2
RABBOUNI - Teacher
2 Samuel 22:2
TALEH SHEL ELOHIYM - Lamb of God
John 1:29
TSADDIQ - Just
Nehemiah 9:8
TSUR - Rock
Psalm 18:2
YESHUA - Jesus
Matthew 1:21
YHWH - ^All the above^
Psalm 46:10
Left Shoulder2 Kings 2:23-25
As Elisha was traveling to Bethel, 42 teens were making fun of him for being bald. He called down two bears who mauled the youth.
(Even a man of God can be pushed too far)
Right Arm APOSTLE
Romans 1:1-7 “one who is sent”
In 2013 while battling PTSD and depression at their height (before the right meds) I almost ended my life. God called me to take my finger off the trigger and follow Him. I did, and I still am.
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Three Dog Tags
Captain Darrick Wright - Army- September 17, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq
Didn’t make it home
Morris Mitchel - USMC - Iwo Jima - February 15, 2015
Made it home and made the most of the life God gave him. Cancer
Specialist Chad Schryvers - Army - Iraq 2008-2009
Death by alcohol. Never really came home.
אדוני, אני ער
“Lord, I am awake” 50:4-8 Isaiah
Like Peter, John and James we were told to wait and pray. “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.””
Matthew 26:40,41
Right Shoulder Eagle (OIF/OEF) 2003-2004 & 2008-2009
My two tours
Back of my Neck
This empty space is like the places I don’t have Tats already. Feel free to donate! Or better yet, come and worship with us. We’d love to hear your story.