I was raised by wolves.  Just kidding.  But I was not raised in a context anchored to any tradition.  My spiritual formation took place in a non-denominational Bible church.  I was raised by a single mom who remarried after my dad died.  Even after my mother remarried, I had little to no stability in my…

So, this month contains two commemorative dates that cause me to have more introspection than normal. April 1, 2005 – I became a Pastor April 19, 2009 – We held our first service as ReCAST Church (in a basement, in a home on the north side of Mattawan). That means ReCAST will be 16 years…

My wife and I made it quite a while without a large animal pet.  There were Amelia and Zaccheaus, the zebra finches we had early in our marriage.  We had a brief foray into hamsters when our kids were young.  We had a freshwater aquarium for a few years.  But Linda and I both shared…