We were blessed to have one of our small group members open up their parents’ condo in Oscoda, Michigan for our married couples’ retreat. Right after our Sunday Celebration, we headed up north to get away from the ordinary things of life and strengthen our marriages and our relationships with one another. We had a […]
Life is More Than Just Soccer
What a long day! The family and I just came back from a day-long soccer tournament. Josiah made the Ann Arbor Arsenal Premier traveling team. They had teams from all over the state of Michigan. Some even drove as far as 3-4 hours to make it to this tournament. In all honesty, it was pretty […]
New Encounter
Yesterday, we had our first large group outreach gathering for the new school year. It is simply called “New Encounter” because we want people to experience a new encounter with Jesus. Last night was probably one of the better New Encounter gatherings that we had in a long time. The atmosphere was electrifying. We had […]
Webcam Connection
Last night we ushered in the start of the 626 Mandate by praying together as a church. I was encouraged to see so many people come out to pray even though it was at 12 midnight (hopefully many of the working people got some sleep). Since our church is also located in Chicago, we decided […]