Posts about letting God’s word renew our minds and shape our understanding of the world.
I sit on the Van Buren County Substance Abuse Task Force which may seem like a strange place for a Pastor to be, but I was invited and have found it to be a great way to connect with others who have a desire to have an impact in a positive way in this community.…
This week I am preaching the last sermon in the book of Acts and it feels like I am saying goodbye to an old friend. My first sermon on launch Sunday for ReCAST on September 13, 2009 was Acts 1. It has been in the background all along the way, even though I have also…
The results from this years Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) Tests are in and Mattawan scored in the top 5 in almost every category being often number one or number two in Southwest Michigan. It confirms what anyone with students in Mattawan Consolidated Schools already knew; our schools are academically awesome! The schools are doing…
When do you worship God? Where do you worship? How do you worship Him? I fear that for many the answers would look the same . . . Sunday at church by singing. But worship is so much more than singing songs . . . and God has placed us here on this earth with…
I’ve been sick since before Thanksgiving. I had bronchitis that turned into Pnuemonia, and I can barely remember what it means to be normal. I have been slowly getting better but still not 100%. I did run on a treadmill yesterday, and it felt pretty good. But this sickness has made me consider a spiritual…
I have had the growing sense that my role as pastor is giving me a deeper glimpse in to the human heart. When there is a crisis in my church, I get a phone call. I am grateful for this and I believe the Word of God has the power to change lives. I am…
I read the following quote on Facebook and it was disturbing to me on a couple of levels. I try my best to not get involved in online debates, but I had to comment. The quote was a repost from a Facebook group about class warfare and it read, “If the fetus you save is…
7,000,000,000 is now the official estimate of people on this planet! Sometime last week we supposedly broke that amazing barrier. At the end of every day we close out with a new record of the number of people on this planet. I am not going to get into global climate impact, ecological implication, or even…