Photo by Zhi-Jun Loh It is hard to believe that little over 10 years ago a handful of people gathered together to talk about the possibility of starting an international ministry at our church. Back in 2001, we started to notice that God was bringing many international students to our ministry. […]
Drifting Away
As a pastor, it is always hard to see one of your members “drifting” away. There is this tension of wanting to help them and just letting them go. But how can you help someone when they do not want help or see the need for help? How can you just let them go […]
Lessons from Peyton Manning’s Release
Photo on inquisitr.com The Indianapolis Colts ended up releasing Peyton Manning as their quarterback today. To those of you who are not familiar with the story, Manning was the Colts’ franchise quarterback. He was selected as the overall number one pick in the 1998 NFL draft. He had a brilliant career […]
Asia Medical Missions 2012 Update 3
The trip out to Jogja and Gungan Village was a great experience, especially because we had 3 of the HMCC churches working together. The importance of meeting the physical needs of people was reinforced as I saw our medical team open up the hearts of the people through their medical care. This is definitely […]
Asia Medical Missions 2012 Update 2
On site near Mt. Merapi Medical Clinic setup
Lent 2012
Photo on pimeusa.wordpress.com Another Lenten season has quickly approached us, but for some reason, this year feels a bit different. So much has happened so far in 2012 that it is hard to believe only 2 months have passed. It is truly by God’s grace that we have witnessed numerous testimonies […]
It Starts With Our Minds
Photo by HMCC-AA Publications Team All throughout the One Desire fast and even with the weeks following after the fast, there has been a lot of spiritual warfare. People started to struggle with sins from the past, which started to have strongholds in their lives. This is one of the reasons […]
Keep Growing and Learning
Not too long ago, I realized that I have logged in more than 25,000+ hours of sermon preparation and preaching within the last 20 years. On top of that, I have probably logged in more than 15,000+ hours of counseling sessions ever since HMCC of Ann Arbor got started in 1996. As I was […]
Aurora Borealis
One of my dreams is to experience the Aurora Borealis in person, either in Alaska, Norway or Finland. There is something fascinating about these “dancing lights.” It just reminds me of God’s incredible creativity when He created the world. It just leaves you in awe. Recently this year, on January 24th, there was a […]
True Test of Brokenness
Photo from ransomfellowship.org As some of you know, we are doing M’Cheyne’s One Year Bible Reading Plan. But many of you might not know who he is and what impact he made in history. Robert Murray M’Cheyne was born in 1813 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a pastor in the Church […]
2012 HMCC Revival Meeting
Photo by HMCC-AA Documentation Team It was a tremendous joy to host Pastor James and Faith Cha, as they spoke at our church’s congregational revival meeting this past weekend. Normally, we would have a retreat at this time, but we felt that God was calling us to have a revival meeting […]
Blueprint Series
Photo by HMCC-AA Publications Team We started a new series for our Access gathering this past Friday. It will be a semester-long series where we will cover some of the basics of the Old Testament and the New Testament. As the campus ministry executive team and I prayed about what to address […]
2012 New Year
Photo on wikipedia.org With each and every passing year, I am constantly reminded of two things: God’s faithfulness for the past year and the realization that I am closer to my death (I know, a bit morbid, but it is reality – one day closer to seeing Jesus face-to-face). With these two […]
Asia Update 11 – 12.2011
It is always encouraging to see people who have experienced God’s work of transformation at HMCC-AA and are now placed at different parts of the world. I am constantly humbled and amazed at God’s work in people’s lives. There is something special about meeting up with people who want to stay connected to the […]