Our Life Group is starting a new Alpha Course tonight! Please pray for us and with us, as we hope to start a semester-long dialogue: with new Christians, with people seriously considering the faith, and with people who would self-identify … Continue reading
My family recently watched the series finale from Parks and Recreation. Have you ever seen it (the series or the finale)? The show’s final episode is a series of “Flash-Forward” events for each character, projecting their lives into the future … Continue reading
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? … Continue reading
Northeast Ohio was hit by a massive winter storm this weekend: more snow over the last 24 hours than any other time I can remember, since our family moved to Kent in 2012. Many area events had to be canceled … Continue reading
I love our team at H2O Kent. We just finished three full days of meeting together to prepare for the Spring Semester at Kent State University. It was a lot of conversation, and I confess that things grew tiresome at … Continue reading
I got an annual membership to the Kent State University Recreation Center for this year. I know. Classic New Year’s move. But I think it will be a sustainable part of my life and ministry throughout 2019. I know. We’ll … Continue reading
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now… (Philippians 1:3-5) Greetings from Kent! … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2018, Top Ten Books of 2018, and Top Ten Hikes of 2018, I thought that I would turn my attention to things that might be considered … Continue reading
“Tuscarawas” is an extraordinary word. It is apparently derived from a Native American word meaning “Open Mouth.” A few friends from H2O have been telling me stories about growing up in Tuscarawas County (Ohio) this semester, and honestly: these stories … Continue reading
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” (Matthew 1:23) Seasons Greetings from Kent! Do you feel like Christmas has come early … Continue reading
