Super Bowl Sunday is an unusual day for ministry. Sundays are usually busy days for church leaders. It’s pretty common that I’ll have some kind of meeting before our weekly worship gathering. The worship gathering itself takes up a couple … Continue reading
I must admit that I don’t have a keen understanding of physics. But I do know a little bit about spiritual health, emotional health, and church-planting. And I’m wondering if there might be some benefit to borrowing the term “center … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019, Top Ten Books of 2019, Top Ten Hikes of 2019, and Top Ten Ministry Moments of 2019, I thought that I would conclude my lists with looking back … Continue reading
Many cultures believe that ethnicity in conferred through their women (I just learned that the word for this is matrilineality). For instance, Jewish tradition (and Israeli law) stipulates that a Jew is someone with a Jewish mother, or someone who … Continue reading
I went back to the Buckeye Trail yesterday, back near the place where I first discovered the beauty of this interconnected network of trails, bike paths, sidewalks, and roads. My 565.8-mile, 173-hour, year-long mission to complete the Northeast Ohio Loop … Continue reading
I just finished reading Celeste Ng’s book, Little Fires Everywhere. It was recommended to me by multiple sources. First (and most-directly), my friend Jason recommended it to me. Our mutual friend Stephanie was indirectly involved as the one who originally recommended the … Continue reading
As we come up on the end of a decade, it’s natural to look back and see how much has happened in the last ten years. With this particular decade that’s drawing to a close, it’s become popular — especially … Continue reading
I could pretend that our family’s Fall Break was all corn and pumpkins and sunshine and magic. Because those things were a part of our extended weekend. The weather provided those crisp, clear October days that we dream about all … Continue reading
Elliot is down to his last two home soccer games: one this Thursday, September 19th, and another the following Tuesday, September 24th. He’s one of nine seniors on Kent’s Theodore Roosevelt High School Rough Riders Soccer Team. They’ve had a … Continue reading
We got back to Kent late on Friday evening. It was sweet to be reunited with Elliot, who flew back to Ohio a week ahead of the rest of the family in order to participate in a Camp organized by … Continue reading