Category: Viewpoint

Today it is estimated that the winds would be blowing up to about 30+ mph. If the weather was warmer it would be a great day to fly a kite! As I was outside for a little bit, I couldn’t help but to think about the passage in John 3 where Jesus says, “’I tell […]

Did you read CNN’s article about e-mail addiction? You can read it here. This is becoming more of a problem not only in the corporate world but also in the church world, especially amongst pastors and church leaders. I don’t even want to calculate the number of hours I spend daily in responding to people’s […]

I had everything planned out for an intimate dinner for two at our place (candle lights and all). After putting the kids to sleep, I was planning on a nice dinner and some quiet time alone just between the two of us. But all the plans went out the window when Christina said, “I think […]

My flight to DTW got cancelled and they assigned me on another flight. This flight will get me into Ann Arbor later than I expected or planned. I wanted to spend some time with the family before they went to sleep. Even through cancelled flight, it is just a fresh reminder on the fact that […]

Why is it that this topic of relationship is one of the hardest things to bring under the Lordship of Christ? We give God permission to address any other areas of our lives, but in the area of our “love life,” we are a little resistant (never blatantly, but more in a subtle way). I […]

Today is the last day of January 2007. Yesterday, I was doing some reflection on this month and I realized that this has been probably one of the busiest months ever. I am finally getting back into the regular schedule of things. Most of February and March will be used to focus on things here […]

With all the snowfall here in Ann Arbor, the boys and I went sledding today after dinner. There is a hill near our house which gets populated with people once a snowfall hits. It gets pretty crazy out there. Kids are not complicated. They can go up and down a hill and have the time […]

Over 10 years of doing campus ministry, one question that people keep on asking me is, “Why did God allow _____ to happen to me?” It is hard to give a complete theological answer to a person who is feeling the pain and frustration of unanswered questions and doubts. There is a phrase that we […]

Last night, our family went out to eat. Since I was out for about a week, it was good to just catch up as we shared a meal together. As we were driving home, there was a crescent moon (a quarter moon) in the night sky. We were all looking at it and then Karissa […]

I am at the O’Hare airport in Chicago right now and there are so many New Orleans Saints fans. The dedication of these fans is pretty impressive… they flew all the way here to root their Saints on. What amazes me more is that they are all still wearing their Saints jerseys (and very proudly […]

I ran across this quote on “love” in some of my readings. I thought it was pretty simple yet profound. It is by a Swiss theologian, Emil Brunner. I am constantly reminded that love is so “others-focused.” This is why it is so hard to love. “Love does not inquire into the character of the […]

          Starting this Friday we will have our annual congregational winter retreat for the Ann Arbor church. Then in a couple of weeks we will have our first ever congregational winter retreat for the Chicago church. As I was reflecting on the past 10 years of our church, I realized how […]

Christina and I had our weekly breakfast date. It has been awhile since we met for breakfast due to all the holidays and travels. So it was good catching up again – just the two of us. We talked about a lot of things – the approaching EARLY midlife crisis, church, kids, us and etc. […]

We came back from the youth retreat on Friday, late evening and then in the morning we had to get ready for Pastor Andrew and Nickey’s wedding. It was a crazy last 4-5 days, but what a day to have a wedding – high 40’s, low 50’s in December! At every wedding there is an […]