For the last four years, many of the churches in the Washtenaw County gathered together to worship the Lord on Palm Sunday. This year the worship gathering was special. The theme and focus of the night was: “All the Nations.” It was incredible to see all the flags that were represented. But the most enjoyable […]
Praise Night 2006
What a night! It was our first time in the Power Center (center of the performing arts). It almost seemed so surreal. Three months ago, I saw the Nutcracker in the same place. In that December night people were applauding the ballet performers, but last night God received all the praise. All the presentations by […]
A Dream Is Conceived
It was a crazy trip out to Chicago. The family and I drove out to Chicago Tuesday morning. We celebrated Jake’s b-day (the kids’ uncle) in the afternoon. Then on Wednesday evening we met up with people who wanted to know more about the future church plant on the Northwestern University campus. I was telling […]
A Pledge to Transformation
Yesterday we gathered for our Transformation Vision Sunday. I really sense the Holy Spirit working in the room. We worshipped… we recognized the new members… we saw the video… we heard the challenge… we took communion… we gave our pledges… we prayed… we celebrated. It is amazing to see that God called a rag-tag group […]
My Comrades
Here is my cohort. There is something unifying about going to battle with people who are just as committed as you in accomplishing a goal. In this case, we are trying to receive a doctorate degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. Even though we have lost some people along the way, it has been […]
A Room Full of Estrogen
It was a crazy week with a full load of classes, papers, all-nighters and Dunkin’ Donuts. But by God’s grace, I was able to finish everything for the 1st week of class (one more week to go). I finally arrived to the first women’s retreat of HMCC on Friday night. Christina spoke to the women […]
What’s Under This Category?
Things that are “Yay God” moments where we know that it can only be a God thing