Category: Various

I found my new coffee/tea place. It is called Argo Tea in Evanston, IL. It first opened in 2003, but now it has 6 locations all over Chicago. I need to convince the owners to come to Ann Arbor and other college campuses. You have to try the “soy latte with red tea” – it […]

      This coming Sunday we will be starting a new series called, “Punctuation” both in Ann Arbor and Chicago. As I read various books and articles, I never really paused to think about all the punctuations – the question mark, the period, the comma, and the exclamation point. But if you think about […]

After going 3 days with little or no sleep, I think my body said, “enough is enough.” I crashed out at my parents’ place and slept for 10 hours straight. I think the drive back to Ann Arbor from the retreat took a toll on my body. But it was gratifying to know that God […]

Best vacation in the world? Grab a bunch of books and read it by a beach side as the ocean wind is blowing in your hair. Hmm… possibly. Well, I think being in a crowded airplane at 27,000 feet in the air will have to do for the meantime. I do everything I can to […]

Have you ever had one of those moments where God used something to speak to you about something? On the plane ride back from LA, I was listening to my iPod and a song came on from my playlist that I have not heard in a long time. I just found myself getting ministered unto. […]

        This coming weekend we are going to start a 2-part series called, “Priceless.” As many of you know, at the start of every year we try to cover the principles of stewardship. This is one area that our generation needs to learn and apply. This will be the vehicle in which […]

As some of you probably heard, I was a skeptic of the T.V. show “24” in the beginning. But even the hardest of skeptics can be converted… haha! It is sad that the premiere of season 6 is going on right now as I type. They decided to show 2-hours of the premiere today and […]

Right after the HMCC of Ann Arbor congregational retreat we drove out to Detroit Airport to fly into Chicago for Sunday Celebration. I realized (after the fact), we could have driven out to Chicago from the retreat center because it would have been faster. Oh well, you’ve got to love the airplane snacks! We just […]

Yep… you got that right! Josiah’s and Elliot’s school Christmas show was suppose to be held on December 22nd, but there was a power outage on the night of the show; therefore it had to be postponed. I am guessing enough kids complained and the administration decided to have it after the winter break. The […]

This past Sunday in Ann Arbor, I had to wear an USC t-shirt while I preached God’s Word. I know, I know… it is worst than the defilement of the Israelite people by offering sacrifices to the Baal gods. But we all need to be a person of our word. I guess a “friendly” pastors’ […]

After both Sunday celebrations in Ann Arbor and Chicago, the Board of Directors and I will be heading out to Benton Harbor (mid-way point from Chicago to Ann Arbor) to have our summit. We will be spending some time in prayer and also discussing a book that I had everyone read over the break. Please […]

Do you know what this is?           It is called DDR (Dance, Dance Revolution). My brother-in-law bought this for the kids for Christmas… and it has been a hit with the kids. The concept is pretty simple. The person moves his feet to a pattern that appears on the TV to […]

I am heading out for a one day personal retreat today. Before I go out to the OIL Conference to speak, I wanted to spend some time in prayer and personal reflection. I realized that 2006 was a busy year for me. I just want to make sure that 2007 starts off with basking in […]

Yesterday, our family had some of our staff and executive team members over for our traditional New Year’s Day lunch (now we are in our 9th year). It was pretty funny looking at the food table. We had the international flavors of food on display – Korean, Mexican, American, and some fusion-oriented stuff. The whole […]