It is hard to believe that I have now lived in Mattawan for 7 years. This community has changed a lot since my family moved here to start a new church. In the past few years Sandy the “junk yard horse” departed the world. A huge open field in town has been converted to a…
My Facebook page is blown up with politics. And so I can only assume that everyone wants to know what everybody else thinks. So I thought I would share it here to avoid having everyone ask me what I think one on one. Consider this blog a preemptive discussion to serve all of those…
A few weeks ago, my wife and I packed up the van, installed the children and set off for what many consider to be the promised land: Florida and Disney. The trip down was fairly uneventful, we enjoyed our time at Disney waiting in lines, and all that stuff that most people seem to…
Last week I had the privilege of joining together with about 9,999 other pastors and church leaders for a conference in Louisville, KY known as Together 4 the Gospel. It is an interdenominational conference focused on the good news of Jesus Christ. The one unifying factor that brings all of these pastors from Presbyterian,…
As I read through 2 Kings 13-14 this morning I was struck by a statement regarding Amaziah who was one of a long line of Kings over Israel. Scripture says, “3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, yet not like David his father. He did in all things as…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today I am not only wearing some green but even have some shamrocks on my shirt. The ironic thing, is that I got dressed and headed off to the hospital to pray for someone pre-surgery before I even knew it was St. Patty’s Day. How lucky is that!? But this…
I just had a spat with my best friend. Something about triple booking this evening between a band trip meeting, a women’s bible study, and another opportunity I was looking forward to. I didn’t do a great job alleviating the tension, she jumped to some conclusions, but we texted our way into the clearing, and…
Maybe you noticed too, but there seems to be something going on in the government of the United States. Some people are trying to get your attention because they would like you to vote for them! Is it working? Has someone made it to the top of the heap in your opinion? Be sure…